Update Protection against Microsoft Movie Maker Project File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (MS10-016)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-048
Date Published:
Severity:
Source:	Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-016
Industry Reference(s):	CVE-2010-0265
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 VPN-1 NGX R65 VSX NGX R65 IPS-1 IPS-1 IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Movie Maker 2.1 on Windows XP SP2 and Windows XP SP3 Microsoft Movie Maker 2.1 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft Movie Maker 6 on Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Movie Maker 6 on Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1, and Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Movie Maker 2.6 when installed on Windows Vista Movie Maker 2.6 when installed on Windows 7
Vulnerability Description A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Movie Maker. Microsoft Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software, that contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, and timeline narration. A remote attacker could exploit this issue via a malformed Movie Maker project (.mswmm) file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.

Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-016
Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Movie Maker that fails to properly parse the Movie Maker project file format (.mswmm). A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted Movie Maker file. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Movie Maker project (.mswmm) files over HTTP.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway/VPN-1 product to the latest IPS/SmartDefense update. For information on how to update IPS/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.

Security Gateway R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > Content Protection.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Microsoft Movie Maker Project File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS10-016) protection.
3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Movie Maker project file handling buffer overflow (MS10-016)

VPN-1 NGX R65 & VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Microsoft Movie Maker Project File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS10-016).
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
3. Install policy on all modules.

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?

1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Badfiles, and select the Microsoft Office Parser protection group.
3. Click Microsoft Movie Maker Project File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS10-016) (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?

Upon attack, the following entries will be logged:

Alert Name: Vulnerability in MS-Office file
Description: Microsoft Movie Maker Project File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS10-016)

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