Check Point Advisories

FreeRDP Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8786)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0094
Date Published:	4 Feb 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 February, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8786
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A command execution vulnerability exists in FreeRDP. A successful attack could lead to a remote command execution.

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 FreeRDP Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8786) 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: RDP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: FreeRDP Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8786)