Check Point Advisories

Symantec Backup Exec Server Scheduler ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-6016)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-057
Date Published:	8 Apr 2008
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 April, 2008
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-6016
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Symantec Backup Exec is a data backup and recovery system for Windows. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the Symantec Backup Exec ActiveX control of the Scheduler component. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control.

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 Symantec Backup Exec Server Scheduler ActiveX Control 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec Backup Exec server Scheduler ActiveX control buffer overflow