Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2017-0204)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1165
Date Published:	30 Mar 2021
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 March, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0204
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3 Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2 Microsoft Outlook 2016 Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to bypass security tests and protocols 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 Outlook Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2017-0204) 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 Outlook Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2017-0204)