Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Publisher Pointer Reference Memory Corruption (MS10-103; CVE-2010-3954)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-326
Date Published:	14 Dec 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 13 December, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-3954
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application for creating marketing materials, managing customer lists and more The vulnerability is due to an error Microsoft Publisher that fails to properly clear a pointer when certain objects are deleted. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing the victim to open a maliciously crafted Publisher file Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Publisher 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 Office Publisher Pointer Reference Memory Corruption (MS10-103) 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 Publisher pointer reference memory corruption (MS10-103)