Check Point Advisories

Novell iManager Create Attribute EnteredAttrName Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-4188)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-324
Date Published:	20 Jul 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 18 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2011-4188
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell iManager 2.7.x prior to 2.7.4 FTF4
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Novell iManager web application.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of a certain parameter when handling specially crafted HTTP requests. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to an affected server. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the target application.

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.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Novell iManager Create Attribute EnteredAttrName Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Novell iManager Create Attribute EnteredAttrName Buffer Overflow