Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Mapi DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0020)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0013
Date Published:	12 Jan 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 12 January, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-007
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0020
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in certain DLL files, which could be abused by attackers to gain higher privileges or bypass sandboxing mechanisms. The attacker must entice the victim to run an executable file to exploit this vulnerability, and the target system must have an instance of Internet Explorer running.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-007

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 Windows Mapi DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0020) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Mapi DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0020)