Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7230)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0980
Date Published:	8 Nov 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-133
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7230
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint. The vulnerability is due to a use-after-free error in Microsoft PowerPoint while handling a specially crafted PPT file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PPT file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-133

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Memory Corruption (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7230) 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 (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7230)