Check Point Advisories

Microsoft DirectShow Heap Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0015)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0021
Date Published:	12 Jan 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 May, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-007
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0015
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1 Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft DirectShow. The vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft DirectShow improperly validates input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file.
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 DirectShow Heap Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0015) 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 DirectShow Heap Corruption Remote Code Execution (MS16-007: CVE-2016-0015)