Check Point Advisories

Microsoft DLL Planting Remote Code Execution (MS15-020; CVE-2015-0096)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0191
Date Published: 10 Mar 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 23 March, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-020
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-0096
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
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 remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows . The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Windows improperly handles the loading of DLL files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-020

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open malicious files.

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 DLL Planting Remote Code Execution (MS15-020) 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:  Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft DLL Planting Remote Code Execution (MS15-020)

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