Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block malformed NDMP requests sent to an affected server.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway/VPN-1/InterSpect product to the latest IPS/SmartDefense update. For information on how to update IPS/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.
Security Gateway R70
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > Database Protections > Oracle.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Oracle Secure Backup NDMP Packet Handling Multiple Denial of Service protection.
3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings.
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: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle secure backup NDMP packet handling multiple denial of service
VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Database Protections > Oracle > Oracle Secure Backup NDMP Packet Handling Multiple Denial of Service.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
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: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle secure backup NDMP packet handling multiple denial of service
VPN-1 NGX R61 & R60
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Database Protections > Oracle.
2. Select the following protection:
Oracle Secure Backup NDMP Packet Handling Multiple Denial of Service
3. 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: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle secure backup NDMP packet handling multiple denial of service
VPN-1 VSX NGX R65
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Database Protections > Oracle > Oracle Secure Backup NDMP Packet Handling Multiple Denial of Service.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
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: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle secure backup NDMP packet handling multiple denial of service
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 > Database Protections > Oracle.
3. Select the following protection:
Oracle Secure Backup NDMP Packet Handling Multiple Denial of Service
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: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle secure backup NDMP packet handling multiple denial of service
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 > NDMP, and select the NDMP Compliance protection group.
3. Click compliance_warning_alert (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 entries will be logged:
Alert Name: NDMP Compliance
Description: compliance_warning_alert
