Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows NLA Security Feature Bypass (MS15-005; CVE-2015-0006)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0008
Date Published:	13 Jan 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 January, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-005
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0006
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
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass vulnerability has been reported in the Network Location Awareness (NLA) service. The vulnerability is caused when the NLA service fails to properly validate if a domain-connected machine is connected to the domain or to an untrusted network. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by spoofing responses to DNS and LDAP traffic initiated by the victim.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-005

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 NLA Security Feature Bypass (MS15-005) 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: LDAP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows NLA Security Feature Bypass (MS15-005)