Check Point Advisories

AlienVault OSSIM Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-6971)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1100
Date Published:	24 Sep 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 September, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-6971
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Alienvault ossim x under 5.3.6
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in AlienVault OSSIM. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

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 AlienVault OSSIM Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-6971) 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: AlienVault OSSIM Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-6971)