Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046) - Ver2 (CVE-2008-2245)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1105
Date Published:	3 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:	CVE-2008-2245
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-2245
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77, R76, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Color Management System. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Color Management System (MSCMS) module of the Microsoft Image Color Management (ICM) component. Remote unauthenticated attackers could exploit this vulnerability by persuading users to open a specially crafted image file. Successful exploitation would cause a heap buffer overflow that could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. An attack targeting this vulnerability can result in the injection and execution of code. If code execution is successful, the behavior of the target will depend on the intention of the attacker. In an attack case where code execution is unsuccessful, the application that opens the malicious file will terminate abnormally, possibly resulting in the loss of any unsaved data from the current session.

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,
Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046) - Ver2 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: SMTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046) - Ver2