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Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer Overflow

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-320
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Flexera Advisory 13057
Industry Reference(s): ZDI-12-052
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Flexera FlexNet license server managers 11.10 and prior
Vulnerability Description
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain fields sent in a request. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the affected service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged in user. Unsuccessful exploit attempt may cause the affected application to terminate abnormally.

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

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 Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer 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: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: Flexera FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager lmgrd Stack Buffer Overflow