Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Mouse Movement Information Disclosure

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1599
Date Published:	8 Apr 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
Vulnerability Description	A design weakness vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in reference counting while handling the fireEvent method. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to view a malicious HTML document.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 Mouse Movement Information Disclosure 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 Mouse Movement Information Disclosure