Check Point Advisories

Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0888)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2019-1509
Date Published: 14 Nov 2019
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 14 November, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2019-0888
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Vulnerability Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in ActiveX Data Objects. This vulnerability is due to the way that ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) handle objects in memory. 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0888) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-0888)

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