Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-0176)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0424
Date Published:	18 May 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 17 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0176
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-0176) 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 Windows Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-0176)