Update Protection against Microsoft Internet Explorer boundElements Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS10-053)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2010-233 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-053 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2010-2557 | |
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Security Gateway
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| Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 6 for:
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)
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| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted HTML file with Internet Explorer, which will cause the browser to crash and may allow execution of arbitrary commands. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-053 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer accesses an object that has not been initialized or has been deleted. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will cause Internet Explorer to exit unexpectedly. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will crash the browser, and may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
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.