Check Point Advisories

Git Submodule Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17456)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1316
Date Published:	1 Mar 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 01 March, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-17456
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Git prior to 2.14.5 Git 2.15.x - 2.15.3 Git 2.16.x - 2.16.5 Git 2.17.x - 2.17.2 Git 2.18.x - 2.18.1 Git 2.19.x - 2.19.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Git. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Git Submodule Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17456) 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: Git Submodule Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17456)