Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows System CallBack Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-1701)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0500
Date Published:	21 Apr 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 13 April, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-1701
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows OS
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to 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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows System CallBack Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-1701) 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 System CallBack Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-1701)