Check Point Advisories

FTPShell Client Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-3364; CVE-2017-6465; CVE-2018-7573)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0802
Date Published:	31 Jul 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 August, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-3364 CVE-2017-6465 CVE-2018-7573
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	FTPShell Client 6.7.
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in FTPShell Client. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of the FTP response command. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the FTPShell Client 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: FTP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: FTPShell Client Buffer Overflow