Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Excel Version Information Handling Code Execution (MS07-036) - Ver2 (CVE-2008-0081)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1416
Date Published:	16 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-0081
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet application. Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Excel. A remote attacker could exploit these issues via a malformed Excel file. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target 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, 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 Excel Version Information Handling Code Execution (MS07-036) - 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: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: Microsoft Excel Version Information Handling Code Execution (MS07-036) - Ver2