Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Outlook Express Address Book ActiveX Denial of Service - Ver2 (CVE-2005-4840)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1389
Date Published:	16 Apr 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-4840
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express Book Control. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer Outlook Express Address Book ActiveX Denial of Service - 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 Outlook Express Address Book ActiveX Denial of Service - Ver2