Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3908)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3547
Date Published:	12 Nov 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Saturday 04 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-3908
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	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-088
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to the way that Internet Explorer handles specially crafted web content when generating print previews. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by enticing a victim to view a specially crafted Website with an affected version of Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to view undisclosed user information.

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 Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3908) 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: Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3908)