Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption (MS15-124: CVE-2015-6139)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1389
Date Published: 8 Dec 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 December, 2015
Source: Microsoft MS15-124
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-6139
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Internet Explorer parses an iCalendar (ICS) file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute code on the target.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS15-124

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a malicious HTML file.

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 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption (MS15-124: CVE-2015-6139) 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 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption (MS15-124: CVE-2015-6139)

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