Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1147)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0663
Date Published:	14 Jul 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 18 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-1147
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0, 16.6 (includes 16.0 - 16.5) Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) .NET Core 2.1 .NET Core 3.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.1/4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1147) 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: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-1147)