Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word Memory Corruption (MS14-001; CVE-2014-0258)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-0975
Date Published: 11 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Wednesday 05 March, 2014
Source: CVE-2014-0258
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R70

  • R71
  • R75 and above

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    Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 3
    Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3
    Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
    Microsoft Word Viewer
    Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Word does not properly handle 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 AvaliableApply patches from: MS14-001

    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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word Memory Corruption (MS14-001: CVE-2014-0258) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
    Attack Information:  Microsoft Word Memory Corruption (MS14-001: CVE-2014-0258)

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