Check Point Advisories

Novell iManager Tree Name Denial of Service (CVE-2010-1930)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-154
Date Published:	3 Aug 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 August, 2010
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-1930
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Novell iManager is a web-based administration console that provides management of many other Novell products. The iManager service itself is a Java web application running on top of the Tomcat application container. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Novell iManager. The vulnerability is due to an insufficient validation of the TREE parameter during login access. A remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause abnormal termination of the affected service leading to a denial of service condition, by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request to the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.Note that in order for this defense to protect your Novell iManager, you will need to configure port 8080 (which is also the HTTP proxy port) to work with the HTTP protocol. You need to do the following:1. In the Services tree, click on TCP > HTTP_and_HTTPS_proxy. The TCP Service Properties window opens.2. Click on Advanced. Select the Protocol Type: HTTP.

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 Novell iManager Tree Name Denial of Service 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 Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Novell iManager tree name denial of service