Check Point Advisories

Kingsoft Writer Font Names Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-3934)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-3751
Date Published: 22 Dec 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 14 October, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-3934
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Kingsoft Writer. The vulnerability is due to an error while handling font names in WPS or Office word files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing an unsuspecting user to download and process a malicious file with a vulnerable version of the application. This can lead to code execution in the context of the affected user.

Protection Overview

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Kingsoft Writer Font Names Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Kingsoft Writer Font Names Buffer Overflow

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