Check Point Advisories

HP Data Protector Manager RDS Denial of Service

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-049
Date Published:	27 Feb 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	HP OpenView Storage Data Protector is a backup solution tailored for enterprise and distributed environments. The Data Protector environment consists of a Cell Manager, backup agents, and backup device servers. The Raima Database Server process (RDS.EXE) runs on the Data Protector Cell Manager and manages the Internal Database (IDB). A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in HP Data Protector Manager RDS service. The vulnerability is due to a design error in the HP Data Protector Manager RDS service while handling packets containing an overly large size value. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by sending a crafted packet to the vulnerable service on the target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would terminate the RDS service.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block crafted packets containing an overly large size value sent to the vulnerable service.

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 Data Protector Manager RDS Denial of Service 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 Data Protector Manager RDS denial of service