Check Point Advisories

DualDesk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-7583)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2919
Date Published:	8 Jun 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 08 June, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-7583
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?	DualDesk 20
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in DualDesk. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the DualDesk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-7583) 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: DualDesk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-7583)