Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Memory Corruption (MS13-060; CVE-2013-3181)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2517
Date Published:	13 Aug 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 06 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-3181
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 R71 R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Unicode Scripts Processor included in affected versions of Microsoft Windows.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-060
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is caused when the Unicode Scripts Processor, included in affected versions of Microsoft Windows, incorrectly parses specific font types in a way that corrupts memory and allows for arbitrary code to be executed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as the current user.

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 Microsoft Windows Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Memory Corruption (MS13-060) 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 Windows Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Memory Corruption (MS13-060)