Check Point Advisories

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager XML External Entity Denial Of Service (CVE-2013-5014)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1144
Date Published: 11 Mar 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 19 April, 2015
Source: Symantec
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-5014
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.0.x prior to 11.0.7 Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x prior to 12.1.4
Vulnerability Description A XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM). This is due to an incorrectly configured XML parser in the management console that readily processes XML external entities. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability via specially crafted HTTP requests containing XML to bypass security policies, perform server-side request forgery (SSRF) and cause a denial of service condition.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager XML External Entity Denial Of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager XML External Entity Denial Of Service

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