Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Composite Moniker Code Execution (CVE-2017-8570)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0725
Date Published:	29 Aug 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 21 November, 2022
Source:	Microsoft
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8570
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Business Productivity Servers 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit) Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit) Microsoft Office 2016 Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit) Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of embedded OLE objects in Office documents. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Composite Moniker Code Execution (CVE-2017-8570) 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 Composite Moniker Code Execution (CVE-2017-8570)