Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2016-0925 |
Date Published: | 20 Oct 2016 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 |
Source: | Microsoft |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2016-3368 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 |
Vulnerability Description | A code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way objects are handled in memory. A remote attacker with domain credentials can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the target server. |
This protection detects and blocks 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Domain User Code Execution (MS16-110)