Update Protection against Microsoft HTML Help ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-008)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-028 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-008 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2007-0214 | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 (Itanium) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition | ||
| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft HTML Help ActiveX control (Hhctrl.ocx). Microsoft HTML Help is the help system for Microsoft Windows platform. HTML Help ActiveX control is an application used for help navigation. By convincing a user to visit a malicious Web page or open a malicious HTML file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-008 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow error in the HTML Help ActiveX control (Hhctrl.ocx). The application fails to properly handle malformed arguments. To trigger this flaw, an attacker can specially craft a malicious Web page that initiates the ActiveX control with a malformed argument. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the malformed ActiveX Control. Depending on the traffic mix, activating this protection may result in performance degradation.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your VPN-1/InterSpect product to the latest SmartDefense update. For information on how to update SmartDefense, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.
Additional Information
The Update released on March 14, 2007 includes the following protections:
Microsoft RTF Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS07-011, MS07-012, MS07-013) CPAI-2007-026
Microsoft Step-by-Step Interactive Training Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-005) CPAI-2007-027
Microsoft HTML Help ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-008) CPAI-2007-028
Sun Solaris Telnet Bypass Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-029)
Microsoft IE FTP Responses Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-016) CPAI-2007-030
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine PDF Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-010) CPAI-2007-031
Microsoft MDAC Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-009) CPAI-2007-032
Microsoft Multiple COM Objects Vulnerability (MS07-016) CPAI-2007-033
VPN-1 NGX R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008).
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) code execution (MS07-008)
VPN-1 NGX R61, R60, VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55W
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008)
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) code execution (MS07-008)
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008)
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99858 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008)
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99858 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
InterSpect NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left pane, select Profiles > Default Protection and select the Web Intelligence page of the profile.
2. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
3. Select the following pattern:
Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008)
4. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) code execution (MS07-008)
InterSpect 2.0
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) Code Execution (MS07-008)
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: ActiveX (HHCtrl.ocx) code execution (MS07-008)