Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2017-8468)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0488
Date Published: 13 Jun 2017
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Source: Microsoft CVE-2017-8468
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-8468
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
Windows RT 8.1
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)
Vulnerability Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is caused when the Windows kernel-mode fails to properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to run a specially crafted executable file.

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 Win32k Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2017-8468) 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 Win32k Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2017-8468)

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