Check Point Advisories

IBM Informix Dynamic Server oninit.exe EXPLAIN Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2010-4053)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-401
Date Published:	11 Nov 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-4053
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Informix is a family of relational database management system (RDBMS) products by IBM. IBM Informix Dynamic Server is an online transaction processing data server. A stack buffer overflow exists in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Database. The vulnerability is caused by insufficient checks within a logging function of the oninit.exe process. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SET EXPLAIN command to a target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.

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 IBM Informix Dynamic Server oninit.exe EXPLAIN Stack 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: Database Protection Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Informix Dynamic Server oninit.exe EXPLAIN stack buffer overflow