Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Null Byte Information Disclosure (MS12-010) - Ver2 (CVE-2012-0012)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0108
Date Published:	7 Jan 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0012
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability occurs during certain processes, in which Internet Explorer incorrectly allows attackers to view content from the process memory. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing target users to open a specially crafted web-page. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to view content from the Internet Explorer process memory.

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 Internet Explorer Null Byte Information Disclosure (MS12-010) - Ver2 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Internet Explorer Null Byte Information Disclosure (MS12-010) - Ver2