Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows SNMP Denial of Service (CVE-2018-0967)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0356
Date Published:	29 Apr 2018
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 March, 2023
Source:	Microsoft
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0967
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows SNMP. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to cause denial of service on the affected 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 SNMP Denial of Service (CVE-2018-0967) 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 SNMP Denial of Service (CVE-2018-0967)