Check Point Advisories

Aladdin Knowledge System ChooseFilePath Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1299
Date Published:	24 Dec 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Aladdin Knowledge System. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a long string of data to the vulnerable function. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 Aladdin Knowledge System ChooseFilePath 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: Application Intelligence.
Attack Information: Aladdin Knowledge System ChooseFilePath Buffer Overflow