Check Point Advisories

Oracle Secure Backup NDMP CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Command Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-5444)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-029
Date Published: 23 Feb 2009
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2008-5444
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description Oracle Database Server is an enterprise-level relational database application suite. Oracle Secure Backup is a backup solution allowing for single point of management of data present on network attached storage (NAS) devices and distributed hosts. Oracle Secure Backup is using NDMP protocol to perform backup tasks for all clients. A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in Oracle Secure Backup. The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checking when handling NDMP CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH messages. The application does not correctly verify the length of the Username field in CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH messagesRemote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted messages to the affected interface. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Secure Backup NDMP CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Command Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Oracle secure backup NDMP CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH command buffer overflow

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