Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer JSON Array Information Disclosure (MS13-037; CVE-2013-1297)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1692
Date Published:	14 May 2013
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1297
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to insufficient correctness check of Internet Explorer for VBScript to read JSON data files. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing a victim to open a malicious HTML file.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a maliciously crafted HTML file.

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer JSON Array Information Disclosure (MS13-037) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Internet Explorer JSON array information disclosure (MS13-037)