Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Visio SVG File Information Disclosure (MS13-044; CVE-2013-1301)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1700
Date Published:	14 May 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-1301
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Visio 2003 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Visio 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Visio 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Visio 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Visio. The vulnerability is caused when Microsoft Visio improperly handles XML external entities that are resolved within other XML external entity declarations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read data from a file located on the target system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-044
Vulnerability Details	Apply patches from: MS13-044

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious SVG documents.

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 Microsoft Visio SVG File Information Disclosure (MS13-044) 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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Visio SVG File Information Disclosure (MS13-044)