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Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Buffer Overflow (MS08-017; CVE-2006-4695)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2011-482
Date Published:
Severity:
Source:
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2006-4695
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office XP
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office Web Components.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain URLs. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to visit a malicious web-page. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the user's security context.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Web Components URL Parsing Buffer Overflow (MS08-017) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Office Web Components URL parsing buffer overflow (MS08-017)