Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free Code Execution (MS12-064; CVE-2012-2528)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-629
Date Published:	9 Oct 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 11 October, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2528
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 Office. The vulnerability is due to a memory handling error while parsing specially crafted RTF (Rich Text Format) files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Word document. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted RTF 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free Code Execution (MS12-064) 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 RTF File listid Use-After-Free code execution (MS12-064)