Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Visio Viewer File Format Code Execution (MS12-015 - CVE-2012-0020)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-052
Date Published: 14 Feb 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 10 May, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0020
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Visio Viewer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Visio Viewer handles memory when parsing specially crafted Visio files. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Visio file with an affected version of Visio Viewer. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system.

Protection Overview

IPS will detect and block the transferring of malformed Visio files.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Visio Viewer File Format Code Execution (MS12-015 - CVE-2012-0020) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Visio Viewer File Format Code Execution (MS12-015 - CVE-2012-0020)

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