Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Journal File Parsing Invalid Reference (MS16-013: CVE-2016-0038)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0063
Date Published:	9 Feb 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 09 February, 2016
Source:	Microsoft MS16-013
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0038
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 for x64-based Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows Journal. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows Journal resets a previously released object. Successful exploitation of this problem could allow malicious users to send a specially crafted .jnt file to a victim to achieve remote code execution.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-013

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Journal File Parsing Invalid Reference (MS16-013: CVE-2016-0038) 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: Microsoft Windows Journal File Parsing Invalid Reference (MS16-013: CVE-2016-0038)