Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Outlook MIME Email Message Parsing Remote Code Execution (MS13-068; CVE-2013-3870; CVE-2013-3905)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3491
Date Published:	17 Oct 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-3870 CVE-2013-3905
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Outlook email client. The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly parse the contents of an S/MIME message. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the target user. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the logged in user.

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 Outlook MIME Email Message Parsing Remote Code Execution (MS13-068) 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: SMTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Outlook MIME Email Message Parsing Remote Code Execution (MS13-068)