Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Graphics Memory Corruption (MS16-039: CVE-2016-0145)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0254
Date Published:	12 Apr 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 12 April, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-039
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0145
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Word Viewer Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2012 Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The main cause is the lack of validation on glyph bitmap boundary during scaling operation. This vulnerability can be exploited using a malformed font file (TTF)
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-039

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 Graphics Memory Corruption (MS16-039: CVE-2016-0145) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Graphics Memory Corruption (MS16-039: CVE-2016-0145)