Check Point Advisories

Microsoft XML Core Services Response Handling Memory Corruption (MS10-051; CVE-2010-2561)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-219
Date Published:	14 May 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Friday 22 November, 2024
Source:	CVE-2010-2561
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows XP SP3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Itanium) Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) SP2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 (Itanium)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML).
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a bug in the way MSXML handles HTTP responses. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will exploit this flaw. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft XML Core Services Response Handling Memory Corruption (MS10-051) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft XML Core Services Response Handling Memory Corruption (MS10-051)