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Update Protection against Microsoft Office PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing Vulnerabilities (MS10-004)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-027
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-0031
CVE-2010-0032
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 Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Vulnerability Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft PowerPoint. Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular graphics software for preparing slides and presentations. A remote attacker could exploit these issues via a malformed PowerPoint file. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-004
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerabilities are due to an invalid array indexing and to a use after free error in Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom record when processing malicious PowerPoint documents. A remote attacker could trigger these flaws by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed PowerPoint 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 PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004) 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 PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom arbitrary array indexing (MS10-004)

VPN-1 NGX R65 & VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

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

Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004)

3. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
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 PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom arbitrary array indexing (MS10-004)

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
CVE-2010-0032:
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Badfiles, and select the Microsoft Office Parser protection group.
3. Click Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004) (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

CVE-2010-0031:
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Badfiles, and select the Microsoft Office Parser protection group.
3. Click Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004) (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:

CVE-2010-0032:
Alert Name: Vulnerability in MS-Office file
Description: Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004)

CVE-2010-0031:
Alert Name: Vulnerability in MS-Office file
Description: Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Arbitrary Array Indexing (MS10-004)