Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (MS15-022; CVE-2015-0086)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0228
Date Published:	10 Mar 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 March, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-022
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0086
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Office 2013 RT Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Microsoft Web Applications 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Office does not properly handle rich text format files in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-022

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 Memory Corruption (MS15-022) 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 Memory Corruption (MS15-022)