Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege (MS16-062: CVE-2016-0172)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0335
Date Published: 10 May 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 May, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-062
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-0172
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows RT 8.1
Windows 10
Vulnerability Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Kernel. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Windows improperly deals with DC (Device context) surface. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-062

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks 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 Win32k Elevation of Privilege (MS16-062: CVE-2016-0172) 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Win32k Elevation of Privilege (MS16-062: CVE-2016-0172)

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