Check Point Advisories

uTorrent RPC Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0141
Date Published:	22 Feb 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 February, 2018
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	uTorrent v3.5.2 and earlier uTorrent v0.12.0.501 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in uTorrent RPC. The vulnerability is due to lack of validation on requested RPC methods. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted RPC request.

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 uTorrent RPC Remote Code Execution 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: uTorrent RPC Remote Code Execution