Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Visio DXF File Inserting Buffer Overflow - Improved Performance (CVE-2010-1681)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1841
Date Published:	26 Jul 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 September, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-1681
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office Visio 2002 without patch KB979364
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Visio. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error when parsing DXF files inserted into Visio documents. This vulnerability may be exploited by remote attackers by enticing a user to open a maliciously crafted Visio file with a vulnerable version of the application.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Visio DXF File Inserting Buffer Overflow - Improved Performance 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 Visio DXF file inserting buffer overflow - Improved Performance