Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer VML Remote Code Execution (MS12-010) - Ver2 (CVE-2012-0155)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1289
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 31 March, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0155
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Internet Explorer accesses an object that has been deleted. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to gain the same user rights as a logged-on user.

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 VML Remote Code Execution (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 VML Remote Code Execution (MS12-010) - Ver2