Check Point Advisories

Symantec Veritas NetBackup CONNECT_OPTIONS Request Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-5822)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-017
Date Published:	7 Feb 2007
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 07 February, 2007
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-5822
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server is a client/server backup application solution used for performing scheduled automatic backups and on-demand backups requested by users. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the NetBackup service. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a maliciously crafted overly long request to an affected server. Successful exploitation may result in remote code execution.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malformed 'CONNECT_OPTIONS' requests.The detect mode makes it possible to track unauthorized traffic without blocking it.

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 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Veritas NetBackup CONNECT_OPTIONS Request 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: Veritas Backup Exec Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Symantec Veritas NetBackup CONNECT_OPTIONS request buffer overflow