Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-0194)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0262
Date Published:	11 Apr 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 11 April, 2017
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2017-0194
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0194
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Excel Services 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	An Out-of-Bounds-Write vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is due to a failure of Office software to properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-0194) 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 Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-0194)