Check Point Advisories

Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1334
Date Published:	27 Dec 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 January, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A policy bypass vulnerability has been reported in Novell Sentinel Log Manager. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of incoming requests. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the target. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to bypass certain security restrictions.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted requests to the target.

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 Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass 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: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass