Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2017-0910 |
Date Published: | 14 Nov 2017 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Thursday 20 April, 2023 |
Source: | Microsoft CVE-2017-11855 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-11855 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016 Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 64-based Systems Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012 |
Vulnerability Description | A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft Internet Explorer handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted web page. |
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 (CVE-2017-11855)