Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-0263)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0885
Date Published:	11 Feb 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 19 May, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0263
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption 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 will detect and block 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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-0263) 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: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-0263)