Check Point Advisories

Metasploit Shellcode Encoders

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0033
Date Published:	14 Jan 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 13 December, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Malicious payload can be encoded by metasploit modules to circumvent security software. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit these vulnerabilities.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Metasploit Shellcode Encoders 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Metasploit Shellcode Encoders