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GnuTLS TLS Record Application GenericBlockCipher Parsing Integer Overflow (CVE-2012-1573)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-298
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Secunia Advisory: 48488
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2012-1573
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Free Software Foundation GnuTLS Prior to 2.12.18
Free Software Foundation GnuTLS Prior to 3.0.16
Vulnerability Description
An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in GnuTLS.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain fields during the decryption process. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted TLS Application Data packet to the server. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target server.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the transferring of a malicious message to the target server.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GnuTLS TLS Record Application GenericBlockCipher Parsing Integer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: OpenSSL Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: GnuTLS TLS Record Application GenericBlockCipher Parsing Integer Overflow