Check Point Advisories

Acme thttpd Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-1078; CVE-2006-1079)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2006-0389
Date Published:	1 Aug 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 01 August, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-1078 CVE-2006-1079
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Acme thttpd 2.25b
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Acme thttpd. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Acme thttpd 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Acme thttpd Buffer Overflow