Check Point Advisories

Distinct TFTP Directory Traversal (CVE-2012-6664)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1039
Date Published:	21 Nov 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 July, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-6664
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Distinct TFTP Intranet servers 3.10
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Distinct TFTP. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Distinct TFTP Directory Traversal (CVE-2012-6664) 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: TFTP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Distinct TFTP Directory Traversal (CVE-2012-6664)