Check Point Advisories

WellinTech KingView KingMess Log File Parsing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-4711)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1650
Date Published:	10 Apr 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 December, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-4711
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in KingView's KingMess. The vulnerability is due to an error while parsing log files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted log file.

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 WellinTech KingView KingMess Log File Parsing 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: WellinTech KingView KingMess Log File Parsing Buffer Overflow