Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0824)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2788
Date Published:	20 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0824
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 1507 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1607 on X64 Microsoft Windows 10 1703 on X64 Microsoft Windows 10 1709 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 1803 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 1709 Microsoft Windows Server 1803 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Edition on Itanium Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Edition on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0824) 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 Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-0824)