Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free Code Execution (MS12-064) - Ver2 (CVE-2012-2528)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1239
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 31 March, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2528
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is due to a memory handling error while parsing specially crafted RTF (Rich Text Format) files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Word document. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free Code Execution (MS12-064) - Ver2 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 RTF File listid Use-After-Free Code Execution (MS12-064) - Ver2