Check Point Advisories

Novell GroupWise Address Book Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2011-4189)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-208
Date Published:	14 May 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Friday 19 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2011-4189
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell GroupWise 8.02HP3 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Novell GroupWise.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a heap buffer overflow while parsing tokens within a specially crafted Novell Address Book (.nab) file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted .nab file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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 Novell GroupWise Address Book Heap 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: SMTP Protection Violation
Attack Information: Novell GroupWise Address Book Heap Buffer Overflow