Check Point Advisories

IBM Cognos tm1admsd.exe Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-0202)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2455
Date Published:	25 Aug 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-0202
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Cognos Express 9.5
Vulnerability Description	Multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM Cognos TM1 Admin Server.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient length and data validation. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service, potentially causing arbitrary code to be injected and executed in the security context of the current user.

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 IBM Cognos tm1admsd.exe 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: IBM Protection Violation
Attack Information: IBM Cognos tm1admsd.exe Buffer Overflow