Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Information Disclosure (CVE-2022-37985)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1549
Date Published:	16 Sep 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 16 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-37985
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 - Gold X64 Microsoft Windows 10 - Gold X86 Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 on x64 Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 on x64 Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 on x64 Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1607 32-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on x64 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 on x86 Microsoft Windows 11 on ARM64 Microsoft Windows 11 on x64 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 on Arm64 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 on X64 Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 on x64 Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Ultimate N Edition on x86 Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Edition on X64 Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Edition on X86 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Standard without Hyper-v Edition on x64 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	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

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 Information Disclosure (CVE-2022-37985) 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 Information Disclosure (CVE-2022-37985)