Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-1331)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3668
Date Published:	3 Dec 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1331
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2011 Mac
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-1331) 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 Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-1331)