Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2020-0898)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0126
Date Published:	10 Mar 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 March, 2020
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2020-0898
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-0898
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege 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 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2020-0898) 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 Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2020-0898)