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Update Protection against Microsoft Windows AVI Processing Malformed Header Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-038)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-149
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-038
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2009-1545
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 Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Itanium)
Windows Vista
Windows Vista SP1
Windows Vista SP2
Windows Vista x64 Edition
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
Windows Server 2008 (Itanium)
Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) SP2
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the way Microsoft Windows handles specially crafted AVI format files. Audio Video Interleave (AVI) is a special case of Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF). This file type used with applications that capture, edit, and play back audio-video sequences. A remote attacker could exploit this issue via a malformed AVI file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-038
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error in the Windows component responsible for processing AVI files that does not properly handle specially crafted AVI files with malformed headers. An attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system via a malicious AVI file. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to take complete control of a target system.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed AVI 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 Windows AVI Processing Malformed Header Code Execution (MS09-038) 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 Windows AVI processing malformed header code execution (MS09-038)

VPN-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Microsoft Windows AVI Processing Malformed Header Code Execution (MS09-038).
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: Microsoft Windows AVI processing malformed header code execution (MS09-038)

VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Microsoft Windows AVI Processing Malformed Header Code Execution (MS09-038).
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: Microsoft Windows AVI processing malformed header code execution (MS09-038)

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 ANI/RIFF Parser protection group.
3. Click RIFF Parsing: Window Media File Processing Corruption (MS09-038) (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 RIFF Parsing
Description: RIFF Parsing: Window Media File Processing Corruption (MS09-038)