Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-2568)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-221
Date Published:	18 Jul 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-2568
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 2 Itanium Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (gold) for Itanium-Based Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (gold) for Itanium-Based Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (gold) for Itanium-Based Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of suspicious LNK files over CIFS.

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 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-2568) 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: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-2568)