Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows ATMFD Font Driver Kernel Pool Overflow (MS15-078: CVE-2015-2426)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0866
Date Published: 20 Jul 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 23 July, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-078
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-2426
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
Vulnerability Description A flaw has been discovered in Microsoft Windows OTF files. Successful exploitation could lead to a kernel pool overflow when a system attempt to copy data results in memory corruption.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-078

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 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows ATMFD Font Driver Kernel Pool Overflow (MS15-078: CVE-2015-2426) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows ATMFD Font Driver Kernel Pool Overflow (MS15-078: CVE-2015-2426)

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