Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Process Memory Information Disclosure (MS12-037; CVE-2012-1873)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-249
Date Published: 12 Jun 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-1873
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability occurs during certain processes, in which Internet Explorer incorrectly allows attackers to view content from the process memory. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing target users to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to view content from the Internet Explorer process memory.

Protection Overview

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

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 Internet Explorer Process Memory Information Disclosure (MS12-037) 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:  Internet Explorer process memory information disclosure (MS12-037)

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