Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows OLE Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-4114)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2501
Date Published:	20 Apr 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 20 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-4114
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. 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 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-4114) 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 Windows OLE Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-4114)