Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (MS15-033: CVE-2015-1641)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0444
Date Published:	14 Apr 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 31 August, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS15-033
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-1641
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2011 Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Office 2013 RT Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Office improperly handles objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file and by convincing the user to open the file in an affected version of Microsoft Office software.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-033

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Memory Corruption (MS15-033: CVE-2015-1641) 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 Memory Corruption (MS15-033: CVE-2015-1641)