Check Point Advisories

Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Arbitrary Command Execution (CVE-2013-1362)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1704
Date Published:	7 May 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 11 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1362
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A command execution vulnerability has been reported in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-provided parameters against shell metacharacters. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted message and sending it to a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Arbitrary Command Execution 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Nagios Remote Plugin Executor Arbitrary Command Execution