Check Point Advisories

HP Database Archiving Software GIOP Parsing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-4164)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-365
Date Published:	20 Sep 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 21 November, 2024
Source:	CVE-2011-4164
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HP Database Archiving Software v6.31
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in HP Database Archiving Software.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checking. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted packet to the target server. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP Database Archiving Software GIOP Parsing Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation
Attack Information: HP Database Archiving Software GIOP Parsing Buffer Overflow