Check Point Advisories

Microsoft HSC URL RemoteCodeExecution (MS04-011) - Ver2 (CVE-2003-0907)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2004-137
Date Published:	26 Mar 2015
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 March, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2003-0907
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability exist in the way Help and Support Center (HSC) validates URLs with the scheme hcp://. There is a vulnerability in the way the Microsoft Help and Support Center processes URL strings. The vulnerability could be exploited to run malicious JavaScript code in the security context of "My Computer Zone". The behaviour of the victim system depends on the malicious code executed when the vulnerability is triggered.

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 Microsoft HSC URL RemoteCodeExecution (MS04-011) - 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft HSC URL RemoteCodeExecution (MS04-011) - Ver2