Check Point Advisories

HPE Data Protector Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2005)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0588
Date Published:	10 Jul 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 03 March, 2025
Source:	HPE
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2005
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HPE Data Protector 7.x prior to 7.03_108 HPE Data Protector 8.x prior to 8.15 HPE Data Protector 9.x prior to 9.06
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HPE Data Protector. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HPE Data Protector Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2005) 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HPE Data Protector Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2005)