Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Mail HTML Link Program Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2007-1658)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1207
Date Published: 31 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 31 March, 2014
Source: CVE-2007-1658
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable?
    Vulnerability Description A command and program execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows Vista. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands and programs 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Mail HTML Link Program Execution - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  Mail.
    Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows Mail HTML Link Program Execution - Ver2

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