Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-051: CVE-2016-0194)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0343
Date Published: 10 May 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 May, 2016
Source: Microsoft MS16-051
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-0194
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in Microsoft Internet Explorer while handling files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Internet Explorer.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS16-051

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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-051: CVE-2016-0194) 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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS16-051: CVE-2016-0194)

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