Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows IME Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7221)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0062
Date Published: 27 Dec 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 23 January, 2017
Source: Microsoft MS16-130
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-7221
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
Vulnerability Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Input Method Editor (IME). The vulnerability is due to the way Input Method Editor improperly handles DLL loading. A locally authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-130

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 IME Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7221) 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 IME Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7221)

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