Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-0669)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0115
Date Published:	12 Feb 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 12 February, 2019
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2019-0669
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-0669
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) Microsoft Excel Viewer Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

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 Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-0669) 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 Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-0669)