Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows SMB Security Feature Bypass (MS15-014; CVE-2015-0009)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0004
Date Published:	10 Feb 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 20 November, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS15-014
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0009
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Server 2003 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 security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way Group Policy settings are applied when SMB signing failures occur. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by a man-in-the-middle attack that modifies domain controller responses to client requests.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-014

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 Windows SMB Security Feature Bypass (MS15-014) 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 SMB Security Feature Bypass (MS15-014)