Check Point Advisories

IBM Lotus Domino HPRAgentName Parameter Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-372
Date Published:	16 Aug 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 27 June, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in IBM Lotus Domino. IBM Lotus Domino is a software suite which provides enterprise-class messaging, calendaring, and scheduling capabilities for collaborative applications. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by IBM Lotus Domino when handling HTTP POST requests sent to the Web Administrator database's URI. A remote attacker could trigger this vulnerability by sending specially crafted POST requests to an affected server. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to transfer such malicious POST requests over HTTP.

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 Lotus Domino HPRAgentName Parameter 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Lotus Domino HPRAgentName parameter stack buffer overflow