Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-065: CVE-2015-2402)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0839
Date Published:	14 Jul 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 July, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-065
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2402
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 11
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in validation of registry key locations. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Internet Explorer.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-065

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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-065: CVE-2015-2402) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-065: CVE-2015-2402)