Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2015-0369 |
Date Published: | 26 Mar 2015 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Thursday 26 March, 2015 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2010-3974 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Windows Fax Services. The Windows Fax Service is a component that allows a Windows system to act as a Fax server. One of the tools within this fax suite is the Fax Console, which allows a user to monitor the sending and receiving of faxes. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on a target system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation by the Windows Fax Services of a drawing object data while parsing Microsoft Fax cover page files. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted Fax cover page file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in execution of arbitrary code on the target system, and may terminate the affected application abnormally. |
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This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Fax Services Cover Page Editor Heap Buffer Overflow - Ver2