Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word Smart Tags Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2006-2492)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1446
Date Published: 16 Apr 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Source: CVE-2006-2492
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

  • Who is Vulnerable?
    Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office Word. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields related to the Smart Tags in a Word document. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected 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 product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word Smart Tags Code Execution - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  Malware Traffic.
    Attack Information:  Microsoft Word Smart Tags Code Execution - Ver2

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