Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Shell Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8727)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0802
Date Published: 10 Oct 2017
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 October, 2017
Source: Microsoft CVE-2017-8727
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-8727
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT 8.1
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft Internet Explorer handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted web page.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Shell Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8727) 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:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows Shell Memory Corruption (CVE-2017-8727)

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