Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7267)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1073
Date Published:	13 Dec 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 December, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-148
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7267
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1[1] Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass exists in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is due to an improper handling of an excel file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability ,potentially leading to a security bypass.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-148

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 Security Feature Bypass (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7267) 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 Security Feature Bypass (MS16-148: CVE-2016-7267)