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Update Protection against GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS08-052)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2008-141
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2008-3012
Protection Provided by: VPN-1
  • NGX R65
  • NGX R62
  • NGX R61
  • NGX R60
VSX
  • NGX R65
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP1
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 (Itanium)
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Itanium)
Windows Vista
Windows Vista SP1
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)
Microsoft Office XP SP3
Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
2007 Microsoft Office System
Microsoft Visio 2002 SP2
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003
Microsoft Works 8
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
SQL 2000 Reporting Services SP2 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
SQL Server 2005 SP2
SQL Server 2005 x64 Edition SP2
SQL Server 2005 (Itanium) SP2
Microsoft Report Viewer 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 Redistributable Package on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Forefront Client Security 1.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the way GDI+ handles Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image files. EMF is an image format that can contain both vector information and bitmap information. By persuading a user to open a specially crafted EMF image file, an attacker could take complete control of an affected system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error in GDI+ that fails to properly process malformed EMF files. A remote attacker may trigger this issue by convincing a user to open a specially crafted EMF image file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on an affected system.

Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the transferring of malformed EMF files over HTTP.

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.

VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Block GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption (MS08-052).
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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: GDI+ EMF memory corruption (MS08-052)

VPN-1 NGX R61 & R60

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection.
2. Select the following:

Block GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption (MS08-052)

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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: GDI+ EMF memory corruption (MS08-052)

VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Block GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption (MS08-052).
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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: GDI+ EMF memory corruption (MS08-052)

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 EMF Parser protection group.
3. Click CVE-2008-3012 Microsoft GDI+ EMF Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS08-052) - 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: badfiles_emf
Description: cve_2008_3012_alert