Check Point Advisories

Microsoft DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-28231)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0217
Date Published:	11 Apr 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 November, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2023-28231
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-28231
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Standard without Hyper-v Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition on X86 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 - Standard Edition on X64
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows DHCP Server. 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 DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-28231) 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: DHCP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-28231)