Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-038: CVE-2016-0155)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0246
Date Published: 12 Apr 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 12 April, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-038
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-0155
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to a type confusion when handling certain objects in JavaScript. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted web page that could cause memory corruption in a way that would allow attackers to execute code on the target system.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-038

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-038: CVE-2016-0155) 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 Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-038: CVE-2016-0155)

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