Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3916)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3526
Date Published:	12 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Saturday 04 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-3916
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 10
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS13-088
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to view a specially crafted website with an affected version of Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation may cause memory corruption in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a malicious 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3916) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (MS13-088: CVE-2013-3916)