Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1306
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	N/A
Last Updated:	Tuesday 01 April, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Internet Explorer 8.0
Vulnerability Description	Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is an older version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Using IE8 may indicate suspicious activity. There are cases in which certain traffic, although not intended for malicious use, is very unsafe, since it may transfer shellcode which is undetectable by IPS.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block Internet Explorer 8.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8