Check Point Advisories

Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-3973)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-0686
Date Published:	10 Dec 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 10 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-3973
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools. 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 WMI Administrative Tools Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-3973) 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 WMI Administrative Tools Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-3973)