Check Point Advisories

HP LoadRunner XDR Data Handling Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-4799)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2948
Date Published:	6 Oct 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-4799
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HP LoadRunner. The vulnerability is due to an insufficient check on the length value of XDR encoded data within an incoming request. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the vulnerable version of the software.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP LoadRunner XDR Data Handling Heap 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HP LoadRunner XDR Data Handling Heap Buffer Overflow