Check Point Advisories

Oracle Outside In OOXML Relationship Tag Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-183
Date Published:	14 May 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Friday 22 November, 2024
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3.5.0
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Outside In.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an input validation error while handling a specially crafted OOXML document. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open an OOXML document with an affected application. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute code on the affected system. An unsuccessful attempt may cause the application to crash.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted OOXML documents.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Outside In OOXML Relationship Tag Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle Outside In OOXML Relationship Tag Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow