Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Multiple Products Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8540)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0449
Date Published: 29 May 2017
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 09 July, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-8540
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows Forefront Security
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine 1.1.13704.0 and prior
Microsoft Windows Defender
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exists in multiple Microsoft Products. 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Multiple Products Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8540) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Multiple Products Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8540)

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