Check Point Advisories

Sunburst Backdoor Suspicious Traffic

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-1309
Date Published:	15 Dec 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 December, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Sunburst Backdoor Trojan is a malicious application that allows remote attackers to gain access to an 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 Sunburst Backdoor Suspicious Traffic 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: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: Sunburst Backdoor Suspicious Traffic