Check Point Advisories

PostgreSQL Database Datetime Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-0063)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1154
Date Published:	8 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 07 April, 2014
Source:	CVE-2014-0063
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	PostgreSQL PostgreSQL prior to 8.4.20 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL prior to 9.0.16 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL prior to 9.1.12 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL prior to 9.2.7 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL prior to 9.3.3
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in PostgreSQL Database. The vulnerability is due to a stack buffer overflow when handling the Datetime string. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the target server.

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 R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PostgreSQL Database Datetime 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:  Application Intelligence.
Attack Information:  PostgreSQL Database Datetime Buffer Overflow