Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer 70 Beta 2 BGSOUND DoS - Ver2 (CVE-2006-0544)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2385
Date Published:	28 Dec 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-0544
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 70 Beta 2 BGSOUND DoS - 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 70 Beta 2 BGSOUND DoS - Ver2