Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0822)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0456
Date Published:	9 Apr 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 April, 2019
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2019-0822
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-0822
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Microsoft Graphics Component. 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 Graphics Components Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0822) 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 Components Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0822)