Check Point Advisories

EMC NetWorker nsrd Format String Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-2288)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-634
Date Published: 14 Oct 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 21 November, 2024
Source: CVE-2012-2288
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? EMC NetWorker 7.6.x prior to 7.6.4.1
EMC NetWorker 8.0.x prior to 8.0.0.1
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in EMC NetWorker.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of input to the SunRPC service. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the SunRPC service and calling the affected procedure. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to create a denial of service condition or inject and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the EMC NetWorker nsrd Format String Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: EMC NetWorker nsrd Format String Remote Code Execution

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