Check Point Advisories

SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-319
Date Published:	6 Aug 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 21 November, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-2611
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EHP1 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in SAP NetWeaver.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking by the Dispatcher process while handling specially crafted incoming requests. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted Diagnostic request to an affected service. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the affected service.

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 SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher Stack 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: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: SAP NetWeaver Dispatcher Stack Buffer Overflow