Check Point Advisories

CHETCPASSWD System Shadow File Disclosure - Ver2 (CVE-2002-2219)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0348
Date Published:	26 Mar 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 March, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2002-2219
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in CHETCPASSWD. The vulnerability may potentially cause the tail end of the local shadow file to be disclosed to a remote attacker.

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 CHETCPASSWD System Shadow File Disclosure - Ver2 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: CHETCPASSWD System Shadow File Disclosure - Ver2