Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption (MS13-067; CVE-2013-1315)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2915
Date Published:	10 Sep 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 06 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-1315
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Microsoft Excel Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Excel parses content in Excel files.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-067
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is caused due to improper handling of objects in memory while parsing specially crafted Office files. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted Excel file.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Excel 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption (MS13-067) 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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption (MS13-067)