Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Parsing Denial Of Service (MS15-097: CVE-2015-2506)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1096
Date Published:	8 Sep 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 30 September, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-097
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2506
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	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 Windows 10 Server Core installation option
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is caused when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles specially crafted OpenType fonts. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-097

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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Parsing Denial Of Service (MS15-097: CVE-2015-2506) 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 OpenType Font Parsing Denial Of Service (MS15-097: CVE-2015-2506)