Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word WPD Remote Code Execution (MS13-091; CVE-2013-1324; CVE-2013-1325)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2913
Date Published:	12 Nov 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1324 CVE-2013-1325
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that affected Microsoft Office software parses WordPerfect files. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Office does not properly process a specially crafted WordPerfect file. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

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 Word WPD Remote Code Execution (MS13-091) 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 Word WPD Remote Code Execution (MS13-091)