Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows IPv6 Router Advertisements Denial of Service (MS14-006; CVE-2014-0254)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0879
Date Published:	13 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 13 March, 2014
Source:	CVE-2014-0254
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows RT Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to a design weakness in the IPv6 stack as it processes router advertisement packets. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of specially crafted IPv6 packets to the target host.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS14-006

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows IPv6 Router Advertisements Denial of Service (MS14-006) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  DHCP Protocol Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows IPv6 Router Advertisements Denial of Service (MS14-006)