Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-002: CVE-2016-0003)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0007
Date Published: 12 Jan 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 December, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-002
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-0003
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Edge
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to improper type checking of a variable. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the user.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-002

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 Memory Corruption (MS16-002: CVE-2016-0003) 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 Memory Corruption (MS16-002: CVE-2016-0003)

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