Check Point Advisories

ImageMagick Pseudo Protocol Use Local Information Disclosure (CVE-2016-3717)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0540
Date Published:	29 Jun 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 June, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-3717
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1
Vulnerability Description	An Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in ImageMagick. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by using one of ImageMagick's pseudo protocols. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to read local files from the target user.

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 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ImageMagick Pseudo Protocol Use Local Information Disclosure 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: ImageMagick Pseudo Protocol Use Local Information Disclosure