Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2013-1821 |
Date Published: | 14 May 2013 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Monday 10 June, 2013 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2013-1336 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | A spoofing vulnerability has been reported when the Microsoft .NET Framework fails to properly validate the signature of specially crafted XML files. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to modify the contents of an XML file without invalidating the signature associated with the file. |
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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft .NET xml digital signature spoofing (MS13-040)