Check Point Advisories

Flexense DiskPulse Stack Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0900
Date Published:	2 Nov 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 December, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Flexense DiskPulse 10.1.18 and prior Flexense DiskPulse Enterprise 10.1.18 and prior Flexense DiskPulse Pro 10.1.18 and prior Flexense DiskPulse Server 10.1.18 and prior Flexense DiskPulse Ultimate 10.1.18 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the client component of Disk Pulse Enterprise Server. The vulnerability is due to improper parsing of an XML file when performing import command or import profile action. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim user to download a malicious XML file and process it with the affected application.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Flexense DiskPulse Stack 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Flexense DiskPulse Stack Buffer Overflow