Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure (CVE-2018-8396)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0228
Date Published:	21 Feb 2019
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 27 February, 2019
Source:	Microsoft
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8396
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft Graphics Component. The vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft Graphics Component improperly handles the decoding of JPEG images in memory. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability by enticing user to open a specially crafted document, or webpage.

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 Graphics Component Information Disclosure (CVE-2018-8396) 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 Graphics Component Information Disclosure (CVE-2018-8396)