Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Component Use After Free Remote Code Execution (MS14-082; CVE-2014-6364)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2273
Date Published:	9 Dec 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 December, 2014
Source:	Microsoft ms14-082
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-6364
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is due to an error in the 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 file and by convincing the user to open the file in an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

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 Component Use After Free Remote Code Execution (MS14-082) 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 Component Use After Free Remote Code Execution (MS14-082)