Check Point Advisories

FreeBSD bsnmpd GETBULK PDU Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-1452)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-0925
Date Published: 13 May 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 11 May, 2014
Source: CVE-2014-1452
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable?
    Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the FreeBSD. The vulnerability is caused due to improper handling of crafted GETBULK PDU requests. A remote,unauthenticated attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on the target system within the security context of bsnmpd process, or cause the service to terminate resulting in a denial of service.

    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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the FreeBSD bsnmpd GETBULK PDU Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  SNMP Protection Violation.
    Attack Information:  FreeBSD bsnmpd GETBULK PDU Stack Buffer Overflow

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