Check Point Advisories

Dell NetVault Backup Denial of Service (CVE-2015-5696)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1123
Date Published:	1 Oct 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 14 October, 2015
Source:	Dell
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-5696
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Dell NetVault Backup prior to 10.0.5
Vulnerability Description	A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in Dell NetVault service. The vulnerability exists in Dell NetVault's nvpmgr.exe and is due to the way invalid "Subcode data" is handled when there is the relevant "Code" value. A remote attacker can trigger this flaw by establishing a connection and sending a specially crafted message to the vulnerable service and cause termination upon processing the malicious packet.

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 Dell NetVault Backup Denial of Service 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: Dell NetVault Backup Denial of Service