Check Point Advisories

FreeRADIUS data2vp_wimax Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-10984)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0592
Date Published:	30 Jul 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 30 August, 2017
Source:	FreeRADIUS Server Project FR-GV-301
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-10984
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	FreeRADIUS Server Project FreeRADIUS 3.0.0 through 3.0.14
Vulnerability Description	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in FreeRADIUS. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the continuation flag in WiMAX attributes. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending a crafted RADIUS packet with a malformed WiMAX attribute with the continuation flag set.

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 FreeRADIUS data2vp_wimax Heap 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: FreeRADIUS data2vp_wimax Heap Buffer Overflow