Check Point Advisories

gAlan 0.2.1 Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0235
Date Published:	21 Mar 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 March, 2017
Source:	Rapid7
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	gAlan 0.2.1
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in gAlan 0.2.1. The vulnerability is due to inadequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application.

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 gAlan 0.2.1 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: gAlan 0.2.1 Buffer Overflow