Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-8717)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1209
Date Published:	28 Nov 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 11 September, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2017-8717
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8717
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1511 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1607 32-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1703 Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86 (32-bit) Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service or execution of arbitrary code into the affected system.

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-2017-8717) 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-2017-8717)