Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Outlook RTF Embedded Object Security Bypass (CVE-2004-0503)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1108
Date Published:	16 Sep 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 October, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-0503
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Outlook 2003
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook. The vulnerability is due to a lack of validation for certain OLE objects attached to RTF messages. A successful exploitation may lead to unprompted installation of an executable when exploited in conjunction with predictable-file-location exposures.

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 Outlook RTF Embedded Object Security Bypass 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: POP3 Protocol Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Outlook RTF Embedded Object Security Bypass