Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows 2000 Domain Authentication Bypass attack - Ver2 (CVE-2004-0540)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0384
Date Published:	26 Mar 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 March, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-0540
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows 2000. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows 2000 Domain Authentication Bypass attack - Ver2 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: Microsoft Windows 2000 Domain Authentication Bypass attack - Ver2