Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-36884)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1778
Date Published:	19 Jun 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 05 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-36884
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2019 on x64 Microsoft Office 2019 on x86 Microsoft Office 2021 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Edition on x64 Microsoft Office 2021 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Edition on x86 Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 on x86 Microsoft Word 2016 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1507 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1507 32-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1607 on X64 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 on X86 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 on X64 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 on X86 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 on X64 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 on X86 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 on Arm64 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 on X64 Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 on x64 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition on X86 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 - Standard Edition on X64
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in multiple Microsoft products. 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 Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-36884) 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 Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-36884)