Check Point Advisories

Ubisoft Uplay 2.0.3 ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2012-4177)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1317
Date Published: 25 Feb 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source: CVE-2012-4177
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Ubisoft Uplay 2.0-2.0.3
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Ubisoft Uplay 2.0.3. The vulnerability is due to insufficient verification of a command path parameter value when parsing a Uplay ActiveX object. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a webpage that contains a specially crafted Uplay ActiveX object with a specific orbit_exe_path parameter value.

Protection Overview

The protection will stop 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Ubisoft Uplay 2.0.3 ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Ubisoft Uplay 2.0.3 ActiveX Control Arbitrary Code Execution

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