Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-106: CVE-2015-6046)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1167
Date Published: 13 Oct 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 October, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-106
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-6046
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Internet Explorer while handling unsafe command line parameters. 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 AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-106

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-106: CVE-2015-6046) 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:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS15-106: CVE-2015-6046)

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