Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption (MS16-142: CVE-2016-7196)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0946
Date Published: 8 Nov 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-142
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7196
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer accesses objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted website.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-142

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 Browser Memory Corruption (MS16-142: CVE-2016-7196) 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 Browser Memory Corruption (MS16-142: CVE-2016-7196)

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