Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Information Disclosure (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7210)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0957
Date Published: 8 Nov 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-132
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7210
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
Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the Open Type Font (OTF) driver handles objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted OTF file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-132

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 Windows Open Type Font Information Disclosure (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7210) 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Information Disclosure (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7210)

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