Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word Access Violation Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2011-1983)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1456
Date Published:	16 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Source:	CVE-2011-1983
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office Word. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Word handles objects in memory. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Word Access Violation Code Execution - Ver2 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:  Microsoft Word Access Violation Code Execution - Ver2