Check Point Advisories

Microsoft PowerPoint PPT File Parsing Memory Corruption (CVE-2006-3656)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2006-223
Date Published:	8 Mar 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 April, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-3656
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	There exists a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint. The flaw is caused due to an insufficient checks of a malformed record contained within a PowerPoint file. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code in the security context of the currently logged in user. In case of an attack where code injection is not successful, the vulnerable Microsoft PowerPoint application will terminate when the file is closed or saved. In case of an attack where code injection and execution is successful, the behaviour of the target host is entirely dependent on the intended function of the injected code. The code in such a case would execute within the security context of the current user. The affected application might also stop functioning as a result of the attack.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 PowerPoint PPT File Parsing Memory Corruption 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 PowerPoint PPT File Parsing Memory Corruption