Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege (MS15-125: CVE-2015-6170)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1377
Date Published:	8 Dec 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 December, 2015
Source:	Microsoft MS15-125
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-6170
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way that Microsoft Edge validates permissions under specific conditions. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Microsoft Edge.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS15-125

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 Elevation of Privilege (MS15-125: CVE-2015-6170) 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 Elevation of Privilege (MS15-125:CVE-2015-6170)