Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2012-032 |
Date Published: | 14 Feb 2012 |
Severity: | Medium |
Last Updated: | Friday 22 November, 2024 |
Source: | |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Broadwin Technology WebAccess Client 7.0 and prior |
Vulnerability Description | A format string vulnerability has been reported in an ActiveX component of Broadwin WebAccess. |
Vulnerability Details | The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied Msg string. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system, in the security context of the target user. |
This protection will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX control.
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.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Broadwin WebAccess Client Bwocxrun ActiveX OcxSpool format string