Check Point Advisories

SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-3861)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0128
Date Published:	14 Feb 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 February, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-3861
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	SafeNet SoftRemote Security Policy Editor <= 10.8.5 over Windows XP SP3 English WinSrv 2000 SP4 English WinSrv 2000 SP2 English WinSrv 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 (v1023) English
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in SafeNet SoftRemote Security Policy Editor. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation while handling a specially formatted security policy. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the target user.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: SafeNet SoftRemote GROUPNAME Buffer Overflow