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Update Protection against Microsoft Office PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability (MS08-044)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2008-115
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-044
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2008-3021
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 Office 2000 SP3
Microsoft Project 2002 SP1
Microsoft Office XP SP3
Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
Microsoft Office Converter Pack
Microsoft Works 8
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability was reported in the way Microsoft Office handles PICT files. PICT is a graphics file format that allows the interchange of graphics (both bitmapped and vector), and some limited text support, between Mac applications. A remote attacker could exploit this issue via a malformed PICT file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-044
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error when a malformed PICT file is opened by any of the affected Microsoft Office applications. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted PICT file. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected system.

Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the transferring of malformed PICT 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.

Users of IPS-1 are protected against this vulnerability if the protection for Apple QuickTime PICT Image File Parsing has been applied. To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

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 Microsoft PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability (MS08-044).
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 PICT filter parsing vulnerability detected (MS08-044)

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 Microsoft PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability (MS08-044)

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 PICT filter parsing vulnerability detected (MS08-044)

VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Block Microsoft PICT Filter Parsing Vulnerability (MS08-044).
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 PICT filter parsing vulnerability detected (MS08-044)

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 Apple QuickTime PICT image parser protection group.
3. Click Apple QuickTime PICT Image File Parsing (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 entry will be logged:

Alert Name: badfiles_pict
Description: pict_alert