Check Point Advisories

HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-2280)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-410
Date Published:	10 May 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 10 May, 2010
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-2280
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	HP OpenView Storage Data Protector is a cross-platform backup solution for Windows, Unix and Linux operating systems. The Data Protector environment consists of various components and processes: Cell Manager, OmniInet, backup agents, and backup device servers. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in HP OpenView Data Protector. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error when processing requests sent to certain process. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a crafted request to a target server, potentially causing arbitrary code to be injected and executed in the security context of the user configured during the service installation.

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 HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HP OpenView Storage Data Protector stack buffer overflow