Check Point Advisories

Netatalk Attention Quantum Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-1160)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2289
Date Published:	16 Jan 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 16 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1160
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netatalk Netatalk prior to 3.1.12
Vulnerability Description	An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in Netatalk. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with privileges of the root user.

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 Netatalk Attention Quantum Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-1160) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Netatalk Attention Quantum Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-1160)