Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1028)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0220
Date Published:	10 Apr 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 April, 2018
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-1028
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1028
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office. 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 Office Graphics Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1028) 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 Graphics Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1028)