Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Bad Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-069; CVE-2014-6334)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1941
Date Published:	11 Nov 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 08 July, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS14-069
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-6334
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Word while parsing a specially crafted Office files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted document with an affected version of Microsoft Word.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS14-069

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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Bad Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-069) 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 Bad Index Remote Code Execution (MS14-069)