Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Access Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0903)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0169
Date Published:	13 Mar 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 March, 2018
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-0903
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0903
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Access 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Access 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Access 2016 (64-bit edition) Microsoft Access 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Access 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. 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 Access Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0903) 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 Access Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0903)