Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017; CVE-2014-1761)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1673
Date Published:	16 Jul 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 June, 2014
Source:	CVE-2014-1761
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75 R71 R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Word 2003 Microsoft Word 2007 Microsoft Word 2010 Microsoft Word 2013 Microsoft Word 2013 RT Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Word Automation Services 2010
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of structures when parsing a specially crafted RTF document. Remote, unauthenticated attackers could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted RTF file.

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 RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017) 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 RTF listoverridecount Memory Corruption (MS14-017)