Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows EMF Processing Remote Code Execution (MS15-035; CVE-2015-1645)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0416
Date Published: 14 Apr 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 27 July, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-035
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-1645
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
Server Core installation
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows improperly processes specially crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image format files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted EMF file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-035

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed EMF 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows EMF Processing Remote Code Execution (MS15-035) 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows EMF Processing Remote Code Execution (MS15-035)

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