Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer CDispNode Use-after-free (MS13-037; CVE-2013-1309)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1696
Date Published:	27 Jun 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-1309
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10
Vulnerability Description	A Code Execution vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. When Internet Explorer attempts to access an object in memory that has been deleted, it may corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit these vulnerabilities through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-037

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer CDispNode Use-after-free (MS13-037) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Internet Explorer CDispNode Use-after-free (MS13-037)