Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Outlook Exchange Server Cross-Site Scripting (MS05-029; CVE-2005-0563)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-325
Date Published:	30 Jul 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 30 July, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-0563
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported in the Outlook Web Access component of Exchange Server 5.5. The flaw is caused due to insufficient sanitization of specially crafted email messages. A remote attacker can leverage this flaw to inject and execute script code in the security context of the current user email account.

Protection Overview

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

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Outlook Exchange Server Cross-Site Scripting (MS05-029) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SMTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Outlook Exchange Server Cross-Site Scripting (MS05-029)