Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Javascript Runtime Denial Of Service (MS13-082; CVE-2013-3861)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-2911
Date Published: 8 Oct 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 08 October, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-3861
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Internet Explorer handles Objects that contain certain characters. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Html file. Successful exploitation would result in a denial of service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block specially crafted html files.

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 R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer Javascript Runtime Denial Of Service (MS13-082) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Internet Explorer Javascript Runtime Denial Of Service (MS13-082)

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