Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free - 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:	CVE-2012-2528
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office Word. The vulnerability is due to a memory handling error while parsing specially crafted RTF (Rich Text Format) files. 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 Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free - 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 Office RTF File listid Use-After-Free - Ver2