Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Audio Service Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-1086)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2437
Date Published:	7 Feb 2021
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 07 February, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-1086
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 Microsoft Windows 10 1703 Microsoft Windows 10 1709 Microsoft Windows 10 1803 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Microsoft Windows 10 1903 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows rt 8.1 Microsoft Windows server 2012 r2
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Audio Service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an 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 Audio Service Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-1086) 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 Audio Service Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-1086)