Check Point Advisories

Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-320
Date Published:	20 Aug 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 19 December, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields sent in a request. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the affected service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged in user. Unsuccessful exploit attempt may cause the affected application to terminate abnormally.

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 Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack 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 Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd stack buffer overflow