Check Point Advisories

IBM Lotus Notes Lotus 1-2-3 Work Sheet File Viewer Code Execution (CVE-2007-6593)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-817
Date Published: 7 Jan 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 21 March, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2007-6593
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in IBM Lotus Notes. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error within the Lotus 1-2-3 file viewer. A remote attacker could leverage this vulnerability by enticing a target user to view the maliciously crafted email attachment. Successful attack could allow for arbitrary code injection and execution with the privileges of the currently logged on user.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the IBM Lotus Notes Lotus 1-2-3 Work Sheet File Viewer Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  NNTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  IBM Lotus Notes Lotus 1-2-3 work sheet file viewer code execution

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