Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-1110)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1738
Date Published:	25 Feb 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 25 February, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-1110
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 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Microsoft Office 2019 Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the disclosure of sensitive user information.

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 Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-1110) 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 Excel Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-1110)