Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-0010)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0016
Date Published:	12 Jan 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 September, 2024
Source:	Microsoft MS16-004
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0010
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel For Mac 2011 Microsoft Excel For Mac 2016 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 for 64 bit systems (x64) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 for 32 bit systems (x86) Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 Microsoft Office 2016 Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011 Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2016 Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 Microsoft Word for Mac 2016 Microsoft Word Viewer
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Office improperly handles objects in memory while parsing specially crafted files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-004

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-0010) 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 (CVE-2016-0010)