Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Kernel TCP-IP Driver Integer Overflow (MS13-049; CVE-2013-3138)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-2488
Date Published: 25 Aug 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 06 January, 2025
Source: CVE-2013-3138
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows RT
Microsoft Windows Vista
Vulnerability Description A denial-of-service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows TCP/IP stack.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to an integer overflow while handling TCP connections. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating packets containing TCP segments sent to a vulnerable system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to receive malicious SYN packets.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Kernel TCP-IP Driver Integer Overflow (MS13-049) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: TCP Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows Kernel TCP-IP Driver Integer Overflow (MS13-049)

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