Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-118: CVE-2016-3267)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0869
Date Published: 11 Oct 2016
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Thursday 12 January, 2017
Source: Microsoft MS16-118
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-3267
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 An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer and Edge do not properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted website.
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 R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-118: CVE-2016-3267) 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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-118: CVE-2016-3267)

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