Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-144: CVE-2016-7284)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-1077
Date Published: 13 Dec 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 December, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-144
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7284
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Vulnerability Description An out-of-bounds-read vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability is due to an error in Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of this issue can lead to information disclosure.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-144

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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-144: CVE-2016-7284) 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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-144: CVE-2016-7284)

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