Check Point Advisories

EMC NetWorker nsrd Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-2288)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1284
Date Published:	13 Jan 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 16 May, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2288
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in EMC NetWorker. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious SunRPC request to the target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial of service condition or inject and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious incoming requests.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the EMC NetWorker nsrd Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SUN-RPC Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: EMC NetWorker nsrd stack buffer overflow