Check Point Advisories

HP Network Virtualization storedNtxFile Directory Traversal (CVE-2014-2625)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1830
Date Published:	21 Sep 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 02 October, 2014
Source:	HP
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-2625
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HP Network Virtualization prior to v8.61 Patch 1
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in HP Network Virtualization software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user parameters passed to "storedNtxFile" method. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information on the vulnerable system by sending malicious GET requests to the 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 HP Network Virtualization storedNtxFile Directory Traversal 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HP Network Virtualization storedNtxFile Directory Traversal