Check Point Advisories

Aerospike Database Server Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-9052; CVE-2016-9054)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0066
Date Published:	26 Jan 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 25 April, 2017
Source:	Aerospike
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-9052 CVE-2016-9054
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Aerospike Database Server prior to 3.11.0
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Aerospike Database Server. This vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking of user-supplied variable. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a maliciously crafted packet to the vulnerable 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 Aerospike Database Server Stack 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Aerospike Database Server Stack Buffer Overflow