Check Point Advisories

Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1334
Date Published:	13 Jan 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 23 February, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell Sentinel Log Manager prior to 1.2.0.3
Vulnerability Description	A policy bypass vulnerability has been reported in Novell Sentinel Log Manager.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of incoming requests. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the target. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to bypass certain security restrictions.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted requests to the target.

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 Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass 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: Security Products Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Novell Sentinel Log Manager Retention Policy Security Restriction Bypass