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Update Protection against Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2008-066
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA26588
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2007-4221
Protection Provided by: VPN-1
  • NGX R65
  • NGX R62
  • NGX R61
  • NGX R60
VSX
  • NGX R65
InterSpect
  • NGX
Connectra
  • NGX R62
  • NGX R61
Who is Vulnerable?
Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.3 and prior
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Motorola Timbuktu. Motorola Timbuktu is a remote monitoring and control product available for various operating systems. A remote attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on a target system.
Update/Patch Available
Update to version 8.6.5.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in Motorola Timbuktu that fails to properly handle crafted user login requests. In order to exploit this issue, an attacker can send a specially crafted login request to a vulnerable system.  Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block malformed requests sent to the vulnerable service.

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

VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Remote Control Applications.
2. Select the following:

Block Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request Buffer Overflow

3. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name: Motorola Timbuktu Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Motorola Timbuktu crafted login request buffer overflow attempt detected

VPN-1 NGX R61 & R60

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Remote Control Applications.
2. Select the following:

Block Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request Buffer Overflow

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: Motorola Timbuktu Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Motorola Timbuktu crafted login request buffer overflow attempt detected

VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Remote Control Applications.
2. Select the following:

Block Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request Buffer Overflow

3. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name: Motorola Timbuktu Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Motorola Timbuktu crafted login request buffer overflow attempt detected

InterSpect NGX

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left pane, select Profiles > Default Protection and select the SmartDefense page of the profile.
2. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Remote Control Applications.
3. Select the following protection:

Block Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request 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: Motorola Timbuktu Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Motorola Timbuktu crafted login request buffer overflow attempt detected

Connectra NGX R62 & R61

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left-hand menu, click Security > SmartDefense > Application Intelligence.
2. In the Dynamic Attacks pane, select the following protection:

Block Motorola Timbuktu Crafted Login Request Buffer Overflow

3. Install policy on all modules.

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

Attack Name: Motorola Timbuktu Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Motorola Timbuktu crafted login request buffer overflow attempt detected