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HP OpenView Storage Data Protector EXEC_CMD Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-1866)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2011-479
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory: 45100
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2011-1866
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.0
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.10
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.11
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 6.20
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checking while handling EXEC_CMD messages. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted EXEC_CMD to an affected service. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the user's security context.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious EXEC_CMD packets to the server.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector EXEC_CMD Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation
Attack Information: HP OpenView Storage Data Protector EXEC_CMD buffer overflow

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Enterprise Software, and select the HP OpenView Network Node Manager protection group.
3. Click HP OpenView Storage Data Protector EXEC_CMD Buffer Overflow.
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Upon attack, the following entries will be logged:

Alert Name: HP OpenView Network Node Manager
Description: HP OpenView Storage Data Protector EXEC_CMD Buffer Overflow