Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8539)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1055
Date Published:	13 Nov 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 November, 2018
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-8539
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8539
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 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
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word. 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 Word Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8539) 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 Word Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8539)