Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass (MS16-145: CVE-2016-7282)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-1059
Date Published: 13 Dec 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 December, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-145
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7282
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10
Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description security feature bypass exists in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Microsoft Edge implements Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Microsoft Edge.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-145

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 Security Feature Bypass (MS16-145: CVE-2016-7282) 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 Security Feature Bypass (MS16-145: CVE-2016-7282)

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