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Update Protection against McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Framework Services HTTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2008-127
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA29637
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2008-1855
Protection Provided by: IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Framework Services. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator is a central management system to enforce and monitor system security. A remote attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patch:
McAfee Common Management Agent (CMA) 3.6.0 Patch 3 with HotFix 10
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the Framework Services when handling malformed HTTP requests. To trigger this flaw, an attacker can specially craft a malicious request and send it to the target host. Successful exploitation of this issue may cause a denial of service condition allowing execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block malformed HTTP requests.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your VPN-1 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.

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 Web Intelligence > WWW 2, and select the CGI Attacks protection group.
3. Click McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Framework Services HTTP Buffer Overflow (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
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 entry will be logged:

Alert Name: www2_cgi
Description: www_cgi_cve_2008_1855_alert