Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-9079; CVE-2017-5375)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1063
Date Published:	1 Dec 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 September, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-9079 CVE-2017-5375
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Firefox 49 Firefox 50.0.2 Firefox ESR 45.5.1 Thunderbird 45.5.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in multiple Mozilla products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-9079) 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: Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-9079)