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Update Protection against HP Intelligent Management Center Reporting Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-222
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA39891
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R71
  • R70
Who is Vulnerable?
HP Intelligent Management Center prior to 3.3 SP2 (R2606P13)
Vulnerability Description
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC). HP 3Com IMC is a modular management system designed to integrate the management of devices, services and users. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue to view the file contents of arbitrary files on a target system. This may lead to disclosure of sensitive information.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patch:
Intelligent Management Center v3.3 SP2 (R2606P13)
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error in the Intelligent Management Center that fails to sufficiently validate input when processing HTTP request parameters. Using directory traversal characters, a remote attacker may leverage this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information. Successful exploitation of this issue will allow the attacker to gain access to restricted files. 

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block crafted HTTP requests sent to the vulnerable system.

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-2006-05Protection taband 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/R71

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > HP Products.
2. In the right pane, double-click the HP Intelligent Management Center Reporting Information Disclosure 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 Intelligent Management Center reporting information disclosure