Check Point Advisories

Multiple Vendors AgentX receive_agentx Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2010-1318)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-429
Date Published:	10 Jun 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 14 January, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-1318
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	AgentX++ is a C++ object API written by Frank Fock. It is an implementation of the AgentX protocol which is used in multiple applications; including RealNetworks Helix Server and Helix Mobile Server. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in multiple products that use the AgentX++ software. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in AgentX receive_agentx function. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending multiple blocks of data to the target server on port 705/TCP. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system and may cause the application to terminate abnormally due to memory corruption, resulting in a denial of service condition.

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 Multiple Vendors AgentX receive_agentx 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Multiple vendors AgentX receive_agentx stack buffer overflow