Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows PDF Library Information Disclosure (MS16-080: CVE-2016-3215)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0434
Date Published:	14 Jun 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 12 January, 2017
Source:	Microsoft MS16-080
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-3215
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Edge Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability exists in Microsoft EDGE and Windows PDF Library that could lead to an out of bound memory access. The root cause of this vulnerability is an error when parsing a malformed JPEG2000 image header embedded within the PDF document. A successfully exploitation of this issue could allow an attacker to leak sensitive information or leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-080

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 PDF Library Information Disclosure (MS16-080: CVE-2016-3215) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows PDF Library Information Disclosure (MS16-080: CVE-2016-3215)