Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0986)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-0224
Date Published: 10 Apr 2018
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 21 November, 2022
Source: Microsoft CVE-2018-0986
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-0986
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010
Windows Defender on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Defender on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
Windows Defender on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Defender on Windows RT 8.1
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Defender on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows Defender on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Defender on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
Windows Defender on Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption .An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code in the security context of the Local System account and take control of the 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0986) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0986)

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