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Update Protection against HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager Buffer Overflow

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-460
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA37600
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2009-3844
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager 5.5
HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager 6.0
Vulnerability Description
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector is a backup solution tailored for enterprise and distributed environments. The Data Protector environment consists of a Cell Manager, backup agents, and backup device servers. The Cell Manager is the central point from which backup agents and device servers are administered, and backup and restore operations are controlled.
Vulnerability Details
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error when processing requests sent to the OmniInet process. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted MSG_PROTOCOL (0x010b) request to a target server, potentially causing arbitrary code to be injected and executed in the security context of the System user.
In an attack scenario, where arbitrary code is injected and executed on the target machine, the behaviour of the target is dependent on the logic of the malicious code. When code injection is not successful, the vulnerable application could terminate abnormally causing a denial of service condition.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, 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 R75

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > IPS Software Blade > Application Intelligence > HP Products.
2. In the right pane, double-click the HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager Buffer Overflow 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: HP Products Protection Violation
Attack Information: HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager buffer overflow