Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-081; CVE-2014-6356)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2271
Date Published:	9 Dec 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 December, 2014
Source:	Microsoft MS14-081
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-6356
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is due to way Microsoft Word improperly handles objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted document with an affected version of Microsoft Word.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS14-081

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-081) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Office Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-081)