Check Point Advisories

Google Chrome V8 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17463)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1597
Date Published:	5 Sep 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Saturday 05 September, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-17463
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Google Chrome V8. 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Google Chrome V8 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17463) 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: Google Chrome V8 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-17463)