Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Embedded TIFF Image Remote Code Execution (CVE-2013-3906)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3540
Date Published:	6 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 June, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-3906
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in a graphic rendering library used by Office products. A remote attacker might exploit this issue by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted office file that contains malformed embedded TIFF image. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed office 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Embedded TIFF Image Remote Code Execution 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 Embedded TIFF Image Remote Code Execution