Check Point Advisories

HP Data Protector Backup Client Service GET_FILE Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-1729)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-548
Date Published:	6 Dec 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-1729
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in HP Data Protector. The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checks of user-supplied parameters in the vulnerable function while handling GET_FILE messages. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed GET_FILE request to the target server. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the security context of the running service.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malformed GET_FILE messages.

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP Data Protector Backup Client Service GET_FILE Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HP Data Protector Backup Client Service GET_FILE buffer overflow.