Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Media Center Information Disclosure (MS15-134: CVE-2015-6127)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1373
Date Published: 8 Dec 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 December, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-134
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-6127
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Media Center
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Media Center
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Media Center
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Media Center
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems Windows Media Center
Windows 8 for x64-based Systems Windows Media Center
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems Windows Media Center
Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems Windows Media Center
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Media Center. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Media Center renders MCL files which redirects to the MCL file itself. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted MCL file from a web server.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-134

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 Windows Media Center Information Disclosure (MS15-134: CVE-2015-6127) 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows Media Center Information Disclosure (MS15-134: CVE-2015-6127)

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