Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows True Type Font Parsing Elevation of Privilege (MS16-120: CVE-2016-7182)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0871
Date Published:	11 Oct 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 11 October, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-120
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7182
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista. Windows Server 2008. Windows 7. Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows 8.1. Windows Server 2012. Windows Server 2012 R2. Windows RT 8.1. Windows 10. Microsoft Office 2007. Microsoft Office 2010. Skype for Business 2016. Microsoft Lync 2013. Microsoft Lync 2010 Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console. Microsoft Word Viewer.
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Win32k-GDI component. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows Graphics Component handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-120

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows True Type Font Parsing Elevation of Privilege (MS16-120: CVE-2016-7182) 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 True Type Font Parsing Elevation of Privilege (MS16-120: CVE-2016-7182)