Check Point Advisories

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server getReportStatus Directory Traversal (CVE-2017-9812)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0588
Date Published: 26 Jul 2017
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Monday 14 August, 2017
Source: Kaspersky
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-9812
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus for Linux File Servers 8.0.3.297 and prior
Vulnerability Description A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path when a request is sent to check the status of a report. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the target system.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server getReportStatus Directory Traversal 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:  Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux File Server getReportStatus Directory Traversal

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