Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office TaskSymbol Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS15-070: CVE-2015-2424)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0863
Date Published:	19 Jul 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 July, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2424
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3 Microsoft Word 2007 SP3 Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Office. A successful exploitation attempt may result in the execution of arbitrary code in the security context of the current user.

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 Office TaskSymbol Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS15-070: CVE-2015-2424) 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 TaskSymbol Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS15-070: CVE-2015-2424)