Check Point Advisories

Telecom Italia DownloaderActiveX.ocx ActiveX Control Code Execution (CVE-2008-2551)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1716
Date Published: 15 Jul 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 28 July, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2008-2551
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Icona SpA C6 Messenger 1.0.0.1.
Vulnerability Description An attacker may use the vulnerable ActiveX control in order to download and execute arbitrary files in the context of the currently logged-on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Telecom Italia DownloaderActiveX.ocx ActiveX Control Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Telecom Italia DownloaderActiveX.ocx ActiveX Control Code Execution

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