Check Point Advisories

BlackHole Toolkit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1330
Date Published:	7 Apr 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 07 April, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Clients
Vulnerability Description	BlackHole is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with BlackHole by enticing them to visit a specially crafted link.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block BlackHole infection attempts via a malicious URL.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the BlackHole Toolkit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  BlackHole Toolkit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution