Check Point Advisories

Rsync File Handling Integer Overflow (CVE-2003-0962)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2004-102
Date Published:	8 Apr 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 08 April, 2010
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2003-0962
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	RSync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. There exists a heap overflow vulnerability in the Rsync server. The flaw is caused by an insufficient boundary checks when handling malformed requests. Successful exploitation would allow the attacker to overwrite, create or delete arbitrary files on a remote rsync server. The attacker would also be able to run commands as the same UID the rsync server runs under.

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

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Rsync File Handling Integer 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: RDP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Rsync file handling integer overflow