Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0798)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0847
Date Published:	10 Jul 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0798
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Office 2016
Vulnerability Description	A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a maliciously crafted OLE file to the affected target.

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 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0798) 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 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0798)