Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Firefox XMLSerializer use-after-free (CVE-2013-0753)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2934
Date Published:	11 Sep 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 28 October, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0753
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 17.0. The vulnerability is due to the improper removal of reference to objects that have been destroyed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page or a malicious file. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on user.

Protection Overview

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.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Firefox XMLSerializer use-after-free 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: Mozilla Firefox XMLSerializer use-after-free