Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-8249)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0524
Date Published:	12 Jun 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 December, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-8249
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8249
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	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
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on 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 Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-8249) 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 Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2018-8249)