Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-3385)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0842
Date Published: 11 Oct 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 09 March, 2025
Source: Microsoft MS16-118
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-3385
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-118

Protection Overview

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.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-3385) 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:  Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-3385)

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