Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure (MS13-066; CVE-2013-3185)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-2520
Date Published: 13 Aug 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 25 April, 2024
Source: CVE-2013-3185
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75

  • R71
  • R70

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    Who is Vulnerable? Active Directory Federation Services 1.x
    Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
    Active Directory Federation Services 2.1
    Vulnerability Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) that could allow the unintentional disclosure of account information.
    Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: MS13-066
    Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is caused when an Active Directory Federation Services instance exposes account information through an open endpoint. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could reveal information pertaining to the service account used by AD FS. An attacker could then attempt logons from outside the corporate network, which would result in account lockout of the service account used by AD FS if an account lockout policy has been configured. This would result in denial of service for all applications relying on the AD FS instance.

    Protection Overview

    This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

    In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure (MS13-066) 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: Content Protection Violation
    Attack Information: Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure (MS13-066)

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