Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Kerberos Key Distribution Center Privilege Escalation (CVE-2014-6324)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2630
Date Published:	2 Jan 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 02 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-6324
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Kerberos Key Distribution. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to 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 R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Kerberos Key Distribution Center Privilege Escalation (CVE-2014-6324) 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 Kerberos Key Distribution Center Privilege Escalation (CVE-2014-6324)