Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7217)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0974
Date Published: 8 Nov 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-132
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7217
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? 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 A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the target user.
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 Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7217) 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 Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7217)

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