Check Point Advisories

Simple Web Server Connection Header Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-027
Date Published:	8 Apr 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PMSoftware Simple Web Server 2.2-rc2
Vulnerability Description	PMSoftware Simple Web Server 2.2-rc2 suffers from remote buffer overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused by failure to sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a buffer overflow. A remote user can send a long string data in a certain header, resulting in stack overflow, and arbitrary code execution.

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 Simple Web Server Connection Header 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Simple Web Server Connection Header Buffer Overflow