Check Point Advisories

Novell CASA PAM Module Stack Buffer Overflow - Ver2 (CVE-2006-0736)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0736
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-0736
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Novell's CASA. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the CASA PAM handler 'pam_micasa' authentication module. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by gaining root access to any machine with CASA installed.

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 Novell CASA PAM Module Stack Buffer Overflow - 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Novell CASA PAM Module Stack Buffer Overflow - Ver2