Check Point Advisories

HPE LoadRunner and Performance Center libxdrutil.dll mxdr_string Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-5789)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0348
Date Published:	30 Apr 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 28 May, 2017
Source:	HPE
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-5789
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HP LoadRunner v12.53.0 and earlier HP HP Performance Center v12.53.0 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HP LoadRunner and Performance Center. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the length of XDR encoded string. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the vulnerable version of the software.

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 HPE LoadRunner and Performance Center libxdrutil.dll mxdr_string Heap 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HPE LoadRunner and Performance Center libxdrutil.dll mxdr_string Heap Buffer Overflow