Check Point Advisories

DameWare Mini Remote Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2345)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1292
Date Published:	20 Mar 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 20 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2345
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	DameWare Mini Remote Control 12.0
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in DameWare Mini Remote Control. 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 DameWare Mini Remote Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2345) 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: RDP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: DameWare Mini Remote Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-2345)