Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2015-1293 |
Date Published: | 10 Nov 2015 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Wednesday 30 March, 2016 |
Source: | Microsoft MS15-115 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2015-6113 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems Windows 8 for x64-based Systems Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT 8.1 Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |
Vulnerability Description | A kernel security feature bypass vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by calling a procedure which bypasses access check and allows privileged file access. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: MS15-115 |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Kernel Security Feature Bypass (MS15-115: CVE-2015-6113)