Check Point Advisories

Google Chrome Out-of-Bounds Read (CVE-2016-1646)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1187
Date Published:	29 Jun 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 June, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1646
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Google Chrome before 49.0.2623.108
Vulnerability Description	An out of bounds read vulnerability exists in Google Chrome. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Google Chrome Out-of-Bounds Read (CVE-2016-1646) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Google Chrome Out-of-Bounds Read (CVE-2016-1646)