Check Point Advisories

Microsoft .NET Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-0160)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0264
Date Published:	11 Apr 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 11 April, 2017
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2017-0160
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0160
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description	A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Microsoft .Net Framework. The vulnerability happend when Microsoft .NET Framework fails to properly validate input before loading libraries. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted data to the target server that uses .NET framework.

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 Microsoft .NET Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-0160) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft .NET Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-0160)