Check Point Advisories

BigAnt Server SCH Request Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-6275)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1639
Date Published:	28 Mar 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2012-6275
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	BigAntSoft BigAnt Server 2.97 SP7 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in BigAnt Server. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error when handling SCH and DUPF requests. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the target server. Successful exploitation would result in arbitrary code injection and execution with the privileges of the target server. If exploitation is unsuccessful, the affected application will terminate abnormally.

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 BigAnt Server SCH Request Stack 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: Instant Messenger
Attack Information: BigAnt Server SCH Request Stack Buffer Overflow