Check Point Advisories

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager secars.dll Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-1612)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1771
Date Published:	25 Aug 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 03 September, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1612
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x prior to 12.1.3.
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM). The vulnerability is caused by insufficient boundary check while processing external input. By supplying a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable server, a remote unauthenticated attacker can possibly exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the SEPM 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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager secars.dll Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
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 secars.dll Buffer Overflow