Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2016-0685 |
Date Published: | 9 Aug 2016 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 |
Source: | Microsoft MS16-095 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2016-3288 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Internet Explorer 11 |
Vulnerability Description | A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object that has been deleted. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Internet Explorer. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: MS16-095 |
This protection detects 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (MS16-095: CVE-2016-3288)