Check Point Advisories

Tarantool xrow_header_decode Out of Bounds Read (CVE-2016-9037)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0150
Date Published:	27 Feb 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 March, 2017
Source:	Tarantool
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-9037
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Tarantool Tarantool Prior to 1.7.3.0
Vulnerability Description	An Out of Bounds read vulnerability has been reported in the xrow_header_decode function of Tarantool. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of objects in memory when trying to determine the type of a key. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted packet to the vulnerable server.

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 Tarantool xrow_header_decode Out of Bounds Read 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 Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Tarantool xrow_header_decode Out of Bounds Read