Check Point Advisories

Quest Netvault Backup Denial of Service (CVE-2018-1162)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1517
Date Published:	25 Jun 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1162
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Quest Netvault Backup 11.2.0.13
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Quest Netvault Backup. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Quest Netvault Backup Denial of Service (CVE-2018-1162) 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 Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Quest Netvault Backup Denial of Service (CVE-2018-1162)