Check Point Advisories

PostgreSQL Bit Substring Buffer Overflow (CVE-2010-0442)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-438
Date Published:	28 Sep 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 16 April, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-0442
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	PostgreSQL is a popular open source relational database management system. It supports the SQL (Structured Query Language) database query language and allows remote network connections from client applications over the proprietary PostgreSQL network communication protocol. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the PostgreSQL database server. The vulnerability is due to an error when executing the SQL substring function with malicious input. A remote attacker could leverage this vulnerability by sending a crafted SQL query to a target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in execution of arbitrary code on the target server.

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 PostgreSQL Bit Substring 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 Intelligence.
Attack Information: PostgreSQL bit substring buffer overflow