SMB: 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
Short Name
SMB:FILE:SANDWORM-RCE
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
SMB
Keywords
CVE-2014-4114 CVE-2014-6352 Code Execution Microsoft Office Remote SandWorm
Release Date
10/20/2014
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3727
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
9.3