Check Point Advisories

Apple Mac OS X Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-1768)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1229
Date Published:	5 Sep 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1768
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Mac OS X version 10.11.3 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Apple Mac OS X. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Apple Mac OS X Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-1768) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apple Mac OS X Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-1768)