Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Management Console File Format Denial of Service (MS15-054; CVE-2015-1681)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0547
Date Published:	12 May 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 12 May, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-054
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-1681
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1 Server Core installation
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Management Console. The vulnerability exists when Windows attempts to access a specially crafted .msc file to retrieve the icon information, and then fails to properly validate a destination buffer. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .msc file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-054

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Management Console File Format Denial of Service (MS15-054) 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 Management Console File Format Denial of Service (MS15-054)