Check Point Advisories

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server bpcd Long Request Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-6222)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2006-313
Date Published:	22 Jun 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 22 June, 2010
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-6222
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	There exists a buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Server. The flaw is caused by incorrect processing of specially crafted BPCD messages. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system within the security context of the affected service, normally System. If an attack case where code injection is unsuccessful, the current bpcd.exe process will terminate. The network listener bpinetd process is not affected, and thus, the service continues to operate normally. In a more sophisticated attack, where code injection is successful, the behavior of the target is entirely dependent on the intended function of the injected code. The code in such a case would execute within the security context of the System account.

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 Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server bpcd Long Request 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server bpcd long request buffer overflow