Check Point Advisories

Microsoft WordPad Font Conversion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-0901) - Ver2

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0728
Date Published:	28 Jun 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-0901
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 workstation Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6 Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2 Microsoft Windows_98 Gold Microsoft Windows_Nt 4.0 Terminal_Server Microsoft Windows_Nt 4.0 Server Microsoft Windows_98Se Microsoft Windows_Nt 4.0 Workstation Microsoft Windows_Nt 4.0 Sp2 Server Microsoft Windows_Nt 4.0 Sp5 Enterprise_Server
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft. 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 WordPad Font Conversion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-0901) - Ver2 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 WordPad Font Conversion Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-0901) - Ver2