Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Text Element Use After Free (MS13-047; CVE-2013-3121)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1857
Date Published: 11 Jun 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Friday 29 March, 2024
Source: CVE-2013-3121
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R70

  • R71
  • R75

  • Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 6
    Internet Explorer 7
    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 AvaliableApply patches from: MS13-047

    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

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer Text Element Use After Free (MS13-047) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation
    Attack Information: Internet Explorer Text Element Use After Free (MS13-047)

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