Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office DDE Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-7049)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0858
Date Published:	20 Oct 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 20 June, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-7049
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 DDE Remote Code Execution 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 DDE Remote Code Execution