Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Works RTF Heap Remote Code Execution (MS12-065; CVE-2012-2550)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-630
Date Published:	9 Oct 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 14 January, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2550
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 Works. The vulnerability is due to memory corruption in Microsoft Works while parsing specially crafted RTF-formatted data. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted RTF-formatted data with an affected version of Microsoft Works. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Works RTF Heap Remote Code Execution (MS12-065) 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 Works RTF heap remote code execution (MS12-065)