Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2016-0207 |
Date Published: | 16 Mar 2016 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Thursday 17 March, 2016 |
Source: | Microsoft MS15-127 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2015-6125 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation option |
Vulnerability Description | A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows DNS servers when they fail to properly parse requests. An attacker could create a specially crafted application to connect to a Windows DNS server and then issue malicious requests to the server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the Local System Account. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: MS15-127 |
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: DNS Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows DNS Use After Free (MS15-127: CVE-2015-6125)