Check Point Advisories

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager POST Query Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-1220)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-379
Date Published:	21 Jul 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 April, 2025
Source:	CVE-2011-1220
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager versions 3.7.1 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager versions 4.1 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager versions 4.1.1 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager versions 4.3.1
Vulnerability Description	A stack based buffer overflow in IBM Tivoli Endpoint.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an unspecified "built-in account" that is easily accessed in Tivoli Management Framework. This issue can be triggered by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the service listening on TCP port 9495.

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 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager POST Query 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: IBM Tivoli Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager POST Query Buffer Overflow