Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Information Disclosure (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7233)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0986
Date Published:	8 Nov 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-133
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7233
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 Microsoft Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	An Out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability is triggered by reading a malformed .doc file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
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 Information Disclosure (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7233) 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 Information Disclosure (MS16-133: CVE-2016-7233)