Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Project Invalid Memory Pointer Code Execution (MS08-018; CVE-2008-1088)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-048
Date Published:	8 Apr 2008
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 April, 2008
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-1088
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft Project is a project management software program designed to assist project managers to stay informed, keep project teams aligned, increase productivity and control project work, schedules, and finances.A remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in the way Microsoft Project handles Project files. The vulnerability is due to a memory handling error in Microsoft Project that fails to properly validate malformed Project files. An attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system via a specially crafted Project file.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code on a target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed Microsoft Project files over HTTP.

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 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Project Invalid Memory Pointer Code Execution (MS08-018) 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 Project invalid memory pointer code execution (MS08-018)