Check Point Advisories

WPD files

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2916
Date Published:	10 Sep 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 06 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2009-0088 CVE-2007-0002 CVE-2013-0082
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (file format converters) Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (file format converters) Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	WordPerfect documents have common file extensions ".WP" and ".WPD", which is used by Corel's proprietary word processing application, WordPerfect. Its popularity was based on the fact that it had been available for a wide variety of computers and operation systems, including Mac OS, Linux, and other Unix like systems. This format is no longer supported by Microsoft.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-072

Protection Overview

IPS will detect and block all WPD 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WPD files 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: WPD files