Check Point Advisories

Snort Back Orifice BOPing - ver 2 (CVE-1999-0660)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0693
Date Published:	8 Aug 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 11 August, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-1999-0660
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	BOPing is a network scanner for computers where the Back Orifice remote administration program is installed. Use of this scanner might be a preliminary step before attempting to take control over the system using the Back Orifice program.This protection detects and blocks use of the BOPing scanner.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Snort Back Orifice BOPing - ver 2 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: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Snort Back Orifice BOPing - ver 2