Check Point Advisories

Avaya WinPDM Unite Host Router Service Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-135
Date Published:	16 Apr 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 17 April, 2024
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Avaya Windows Portable Device Manager prior to 3.8.5
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Avaya Windows Portable Device Manager (WinPDM).
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a boundary error while processing specially crafted UDP requests. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious UDP request to a vulnerable server. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code in the security context of the running service.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious requests to the vulnerable service.

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 Avaya WinPDM Unite Host Router Service 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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Avaya WinPDM Unite Host Router Service stack buffer overflow