Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017; CVE-2012-2539; CVE-2014-1761)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1673
Date Published: 29 Jun 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 22 March, 2016
Source: Microsoft 2953095
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-2539
CVE-2014-1761
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70

Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Word 2003
Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Word 2013
Microsoft Word 2013 RT
Microsoft Word Viewer
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Word Automation Services 2010
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of structures when parsing a specially crafted RTF document. Remote, unauthenticated attackers could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted RTF file.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Word RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017)

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