Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Open Type Font Remote Code Execution (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7256)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-1003
Date Published: 8 Nov 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 November, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-132
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7256
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
Server Core installation
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafter 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 Remote Code Execution (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7256) 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 Remote Code Execution (MS16-132: CVE-2016-7256)

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