Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2010-391 |
Date Published: | 2 Dec 2010 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Thursday 12 January, 2012 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2010-3582 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | Oracle VM software provides virtualization technology that allows the running of multiple instances of x86 virtual computers simultaneously within the hosting operating system. A command injection vulnerability exists in Oracle VM. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error in proxy parameters of certain function in Oracle VM Agent when processing XML-RPC requests. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary commands on an affected system. |
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.Note that in order for this defense to protect your Oracle Virtual Server Agent, you will need to configure port 8899 to work with the HTTP protocol:1. In the Services tree, create a new service under Services > TCP.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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Virtual Server agent command injection