Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2017-0202 |
Date Published: | 14 Mar 2017 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Wednesday 29 March, 2023 |
Source: | Microsoft MS17-006 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-0130 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 11 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 |
Vulnerability Description | A type confusion vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Internet Explorer while handling a specially crafted HTML file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted HTML file with an affected version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: MS17-006 |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (MS17-006: CVE-2017-0130)