Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Message Queuing Service Denial of Service (CVE-2023-36606)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1358
Date Published:	28 Dec 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 01 January, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-36606
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 prior to 10.0.10240.20232 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 prior to 10.0.14393.6351 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 prior to 10.0.17763.4974 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 prior to 10.0.19041.3570 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 prior to 10.0.19045.3570 Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 prior to 10.0.22000.2538 Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 prior to 10.0.22000.2538 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 prior to 10.0.22621.2428 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 prior to 10.0.22621.2428 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Datacenter Edition on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Message Queuing Service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition 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 Message Queuing Service Denial of Service (CVE-2023-36606) 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 Message Queuing Service Denial of Service (CVE-2023-36606)