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

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1324
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-014
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2013-1281
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R70
  • R71
  • R75
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 Available
Apply 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.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?

  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.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: NFS Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows NFS Server NULL Pointer Dereference (MS13-014)