Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow (MS12-072; CVE-2012-1527; CVE-2012-1528)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-808
Date Published:	7 Nov 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 11 November, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-1527 CVE-2012-1528
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 Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Windows handles a specially crafted Briefcase. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Briefcase. Successful exploitation would result in arbitrary code execution.

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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow (MS12-072) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Briefcase integer underflow (MS12-072)