Check Point Advisories

Symantec IM Manager Administrator Console Code Injection (CVE-2011-0554)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-587
Date Published:	20 Dec 2011
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 December, 2011
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0554
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Symantec IM Manager is a software-based proxy to secure, manage, and log IM messages for enterprise and public IM protocols. It provides real-time threat protection against IM viruses, worms, and other types of attacks delivered through IM messages. Symantec IM Manager allows the definition of corporate policies and rules that must be followed by IM users. Among the supported features are: group policies, user registration, logon registration, logon restrictions, user authentication, internal routing, and reporting. A code injection vulnerability exists in Symantec IM Manager Administrator console. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation that can lead to Javascript code injection and execution on the server. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing an authenticated user to visit a crafted web page. Successful exploitation will result in inject and execution of arbitrary code in the context of the Management Console.

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 Symantec IM Manager Administrator Console Code Injection 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: Instant Messenger.
Attack Information: Symantec IM Manager administrator console code injection