Check Point Advisories

Suspicious Javascript Containing Overly Long Strings (CVE-2013-2551)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0372
Date Published:	14 Jan 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 22 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-2551
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web browsers
Vulnerability Description	Javascript may contain variables assigned with overly long strings. This behavior may indicate an exploitation attempt.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Suspicious Javascript Containing Overly Long Strings 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: Suspicious Javascript Containing Overly Long Strings