Check Point Advisories

ShadowGate Redirector

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1041
Date Published:	23 Nov 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 November, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Clients.
Vulnerability Description	ShadowGate is an initial redirection point for exploit kits. Exploit Kits operate by delivering a malicious payload to the victim's computer. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded.

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 ShadowGate Redirector 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: Exploit Kit.
Attack Information: ShadowGate Redirector