Check Point Advisories

Multiple OS Malicious Shellcode Remote Code Execution - ver2

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0418
Date Published:	6 May 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 31 October, 2021
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Multiple Operating Systems
Vulnerability Description	Numerous shellcodes exist that aim at exploiting remote machines, in order to take control over them or run malicious code. The download or transfer of these payloads might indicate an attack is underway.

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 Multiple OS Malicious Shellcode Remote Code Execution - ver2 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: Multiple OS Malicious Shellcode Remote Code Execution - ver2