Check Point Advisories

Microsoft .NET Framework Serialization Data Validation Error (MS12-035; CVE-2012-0160)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-242
Date Published: 28 May 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 28 May, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0160
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability is due to improper data validation by the serialization process within the .NET Framework. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to view a malicious website containing a specially crafted XAML browser application (XBAP). Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to take complete control of the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a specially crafted website.

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

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft .NET Framework Serialization Data Validation Error (MS12-035) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft .NET framework serialization data validation error (MS12-035)

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