Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Font Handling Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-0010)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-121
Date Published:	16 Apr 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Friday 22 November, 2024
Source:	CVE-2006-0010
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 2000 (All versions) Microsoft Windows 2003 (All versions) Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 SE Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows XP (All versions)
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a failure to correctly validate specified allocation size values in the Embedded Web Font (EOT) handling component. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by persuading a user to access a web page containing a crafted embedded web font. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview

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

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.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Embedded Web Font Handling Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows embedded web font handling buffer overflow