Check Point Advisories

Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-320
Date Published:	21 Aug 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 21 November, 2024
Source:	ZDI-12-052
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Flexera FlexNet license server managers 11.10 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager.
Vulnerability Details	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 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 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 modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer Overflow