Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word File Handling Memory Corruption (MS08-009; CVE-2008-0109)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-027
Date Published:	12 Feb 2008
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 02 March, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-0109
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft Word is a popular word processor. By sending a specially crafted Word document, an attacker can cause a memory corruption, and remotely execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Word files over HTTP.

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 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word File Handling Memory Corruption (MS08-009) 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 Word file handling memory corruption (MS08-009)