Check Point Advisories

URL Path Containing Suspicious Executable

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0159
Date Published:	28 Feb 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 27 March, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Certain URL paths may be indicative of malicious executable files that are characteristic of the Locky ransomware. A remote attacker could entice unsuspecting users to access such URLs, leading to execution of malicious files 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the URL Path Containing Suspicious Executable 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: URL Path Containing Suspicious Executable