Check Point Advisories

OpenSSL SSL_get_shared_ciphers Function Off-by-one Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-3738; CVE-2007-5135)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-014
Date Published:	20 Jan 2008
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 01 February, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-3738 CVE-2007-5135
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	OpenSSL is an open-source implementation of the SSL protocol. The OpenSSL core library provides various utility functions. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the OpenSSL library. The vulnerability is due to an error in the OpenSSL SSL_get_shared_ciphers function that fails to properly handle specially crafted lists of ciphers. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by specially crafting a list of ciphers and sending it an affected server. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the target host.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block any crafted list of ciphers sent to the affected server.

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the OpenSSL SSL_get_shared_ciphers Function Off-by-one Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: OpenSSL Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: phpFileManager cmd Parameter Command Execution