Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-052: CVE-2016-0193)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0304
Date Published: 10 May 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Wednesday 03 August, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-052
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-0193
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Edge
Windows 10 Systems
Windows 10 Version 1511 Systems
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to a type confusion when handling certain objects in JavaScript. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted web page that could cause memory corruption in a way that would allow attackers to execute code on the target system.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-052

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 (MS16-052: CVE-2016-0193) 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 (MS16-052: CVE-2016-0193)

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