Check Point Advisories

HP Data Protector Express Multiple Opcodes Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-0121)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-378
Date Published:	14 Oct 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Friday 19 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-0121
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HP Data Protector Express 5.0.00 prior to and including build 59287 HP Data Protector Express 6.0.00 prior to and including build 11974
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in HP Data Protector.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of incoming packets with various opcodes. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted sequence of messages to the target service. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted packets.

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.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP Data Protector Express Multiple Opcodes Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation
Attack Information: HP Data Protector Express Multiple Opcodes Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow