Check Point Advisories

Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8376)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0818
Date Published:	14 Aug 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-8376
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8376
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint. 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 PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8376) 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 PowerPoint Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8376)