HTTP: Microsoft Office SandWorm Remote Code Execution

This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation show based files. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands into the context of the running application.

Extended Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.

Affected Products

Microsoft windows_rt

References

BugTraq: 70690

CVE: CVE-2014-4114

URL: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/bypassing-microsofts-patch-sandworm-zero-day-even-editing-dangerous http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/bypassing-microsofts-patch-for-the-sandworm-zero-day-even-editing-can-cause-harm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3010060 http://securitytracker.com/id?1031097 https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3010060

Short Name

HTTP:STC:DL:SANDWORM-RCE

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Microsoft Office SandWorm Remote Code Execution

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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