Check Point Advisories

HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra SNMP Processing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-3284)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1640
Date Published:	28 Mar 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-3284
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on parameters of an SNMP request sent to the hydra service. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a crafted SNMP request to the affected server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra SNMP Processing 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance hydra SNMP Processing Buffer Overflow