Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office DLL Loading (CVE-2017-0197)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0268
Date Published:	11 Apr 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 11 April, 2017
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2017-0197
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0197
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft OneNote 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft OneNote 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft OneNote 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability is caused due to an incorrect link to a dynamic-link library file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file which will lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 DLL Loading (CVE-2017-0197) 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 DLL Loading (CVE-2017-0197)