Check Point Advisories

Borland Software InterBase ibserver.exe Service Attach Request Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-1910)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3550
Date Published:	18 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Saturday 04 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2008-1910
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Borland Software InterBase 2007 Service Pack 2 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Borland InterBase Server.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to lack of boundary protection while processing Service Attach requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted request to the target host to exploit this vulnerability. Successful attack could allow for arbitrary code being injected and executed with the privileges 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 Borland Software InterBase ibserver.exe Service Attach Request 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: Database Protection Violation
Attack Information: Borland Software InterBase ibserver.exe Service Attach Request Buffer Overflow