Check Point Advisories

IBM Domino Image File Parsing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-5040)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0002
Date Published:	3 Jan 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 21 September, 2016
Source:	IBM
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-5040
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Domino IBM Domino 8.5.1x IBM Domino IBM Domino 8.5.2x IBM Domino IBM Domino 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 Interim Fix 9 and prior IBM Domino IBM Domino 9.0.1 Fix Pack 4 Interim Fix 2 and prior IBM Domino IBM Domino IBM Domino 9.0.0x
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in IBM Domino. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking when parsing image files, potentially lead to an undersized buffer being allocated. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending an email containing a crafted image to the target 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 IBM Domino Image File Parsing 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: SMTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Domino Image File Parsing Buffer Overflow