Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Desktop Bridge VFS Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2018-0877)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0170
Date Published:	13 Mar 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 April, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-0877
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0877
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 1607 Microsoft Windows 10 1703 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1709 32-bit Microsoft Windows Server Core 1709 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition on X86
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Desktop Bridge VFS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage users system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Desktop Bridge VFS Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2018-0877) 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 Desktop Bridge VFS Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2018-0877)