Update Protection against AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-013 | |
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| Source: | FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4904 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2006-6442 CVE-2006-3134 |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? AOL 9.0 Security Edition (revision 4156.910) AOL 8.0 (revision 4129.230) AOL 7.0 (revision 4114.563) | ||
| Vulnerability Description A vulnerability has been discovered in America Online (AOL) in its CDDB Active X Control. The Gracenote CDDB ActiveX control is used by multiple products for looking up information about CDs in the Gracenote CD Data Base (CDDB). Gracenote CDDB ActiveX control contains a buffer overflow error that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long option string. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: http://free.aol.com/download |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow error in the AOL ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll) that fails to properly handle overly long strings passed to the its method. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and take control of an affected system. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX (CDDB) Control application. Depending on the traffic mix, activating this protection may result in performance degradation.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your VPN-1/InterSpect product to the latest SmartDefense update. For information on how to update SmartDefense, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.
Additional Information
The Update released on February 22, 2007 includes the following protections:
AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-013)
3Com TFTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-014)
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-015)
CA BrightStor Discovery Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-016)
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-017)
Novell NetMail NMAP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-018)
Citrix Presentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-019)
Microsoft Windows SNMP Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS06-074) - CPAI-2007-020
Novell Print Spooler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-021)
Novell eDirectory Denial of Service Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-022)
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service Denial of Service Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-023)
Multiple SNMP Vulnerabilities (SBP-2007-03)
VPN-1 NGX R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active. 
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: AOL (CDDB) Control buffer overflow
VPN-1 NGX R61, R60, VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55W
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: AOL (CDDB) Control buffer overflow
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99851 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99851 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
InterSpect NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left pane, select Profiles > Default Protection and select the Web Intelligence page of the profile.
2. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
3. Select the following pattern:
Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow
4. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: AOL (CDDB) Control buffer overflow
InterSpect 2.0
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block AOL (CDDB) Control Buffer Overflow
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: AOL (CDDB) Control buffer overflow