Check Point Advisories

Canonical Ubuntu Linux Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2016-3716)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0539
Date Published: 29 Jun 2016
Severity: Low
Last Updated: Monday 30 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-3716
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS Edition on x64
Vulnerability Description An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Canonical Ubuntu Linux Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2016-3716) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Canonical Ubuntu Linux Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2016-3716)

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