Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word Global Array Index Heap Overflow (MS08-072; CVE-2008-4026)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-185
Date Published:	9 Dec 2008
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 December, 2008
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-4026
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft Word is a popular word processing software A remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Word.The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Word that fails to properly handle Word files. A remote attacker could exploit this issue via a malformed Word file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Word files over HTTP.

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 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word Global Array Index Heap Overflow (MS08-072) 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 Word Global Array Index Heap Overflow (MS08-072)