Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (MS16-099: CVE-2016-3317)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0673
Date Published:	9 Aug 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 August, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-099
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-3317
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Office does not properly handle rich text format files in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-099

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 (MS16-099: CVE-2016-3317) 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 (MS16-099: CVE-2016-3317)