Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8731)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0744
Date Published:	12 Sep 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 12 September, 2017
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2017-8731
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8731
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Edge on Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Edge accesses an object in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

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 Edge Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8731) 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: Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8731)