Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge security bypass (MS15-094: CVE-2015-2484)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1071
Date Published:	8 Sep 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 September, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-094
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2484
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description	A tampering vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to improper misuse of the COM interface. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Edge.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-094

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 Edge security bypass (MS15-094: CVE-2015-2484) 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 Edge security bypass (MS15-094: CVE-2015-2484)