Check Point Advisories

ZIP Slip Arbitrary File Overwrite Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1002200; CVE-2018-1002201; CVE-2018-1002203; CVE-2018-1002204; CVE-2018-1002205; CVE-2018-1002206; CVE-2018-1002207; CVE-2018-1261; CVE-2018-8008; CVE-2018-8009; CVE-2021-43555; CVE-2023-41373)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0520
Date Published:	6 Jun 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 26 February, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1002200 CVE-2018-1002201 CVE-2018-1002203 CVE-2018-1002204 CVE-2018-1002205 CVE-2018-1002206 CVE-2018-1002207 CVE-2018-1261 CVE-2018-8008 CVE-2018-8009 CVE-2021-43555 CVE-2023-41373
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	All the archive formats.
Vulnerability Description	A file overwrite vulnerability exist in archive formats. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious archive that will exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the vulnerable system and potentially execute arbitrary code.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ZIP Slip Arbitrary File Overwrite Remote Code Execution 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: ZIP Slip Arbitrary File Overwrite Remote Code Execution