Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Information Disclosure (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7264)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1071
Date Published:	13 Dec 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 08 January, 2017
Source:	Microsoft MS16-148
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7264
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel Viewer
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists within Microsoft Office. The vulnerability occurs due to an out-of-bound memory read as a result of an uninitialized variable, and could be used to disclose the memory content. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted Office file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-148

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 Information Disclosure (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7264) 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 Information Disclosure (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7264)