Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-8145)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-3004
Date Published:	12 Jul 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 08 October, 2025
Source:	Project zero
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8145
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft ChakraCore version 1.8.3 and prior Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows rt 8.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in multiple Microsoft products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-8145) 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: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-8145)