Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Text Services Remote Code Execution (MS15-020; CVE-2015-0081)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0238
Date Published:	10 Mar 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 March, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0081
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
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Windows Text Services. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Windows Text Services handles objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted website.

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 Text Services Remote Code Execution (MS15-020) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Text Services Remote Code Execution (MS15-020)