Check Point Advisories

Novell NetMail IMAP Verb Literal Heap Overflow (CVE-2006-6424)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-049
Date Published:	1 Apr 2007
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 01 April, 2007
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-6424
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description

Protection Overview

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 Novell NetMail IMAP Verb Literal Heap 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: IMAP Protocol Violation.
Attack Information: Overly long IMAP literal detected