Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows NFS Server NULL Pointer Dereference (MS13-014; CVE-2013-1281)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1324
Date Published: 12 Mar 2013
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source: CVE-2013-1281
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R70

  • R71
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64
    Microsoft Windows Server 2012
    Vulnerability Description A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows' NFS server implementation. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of a non-permitted operation. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by mounting an NFS share that is exported as read-only and then issue a RENAME command on a file in that share, a NULL pointer dereference occurs. This causes the vulnerable system to crash, causing a denial-of-service condition.
    Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS13-014

    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, 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 NFS Server NULL Pointer Dereference (MS13-014) 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: NFS Protection Violation
    Attack Information: Microsoft Windows NFS Server NULL Pointer Dereference (MS13-014)

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