Check Point Advisories

Symantec Veritas NetBackup bpcd.exe Command Chaining (CVE-2006-4902)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-045
Date Published:	30 Mar 2007
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Friday 30 March, 2007
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-4902
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. A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Veritas NetBackup.A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system via command chaining.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block command chaining 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 bpcd.exe Command Chaining 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 bpcd.exe command chaining