Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-0922)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0167
Date Published:	13 Mar 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 March, 2018
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-0922
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0922
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Word 2013 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Word 2013 (64-bit editions) Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Online Server 2016 Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Word Viewer Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-0922) 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 Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-0922)