VDB-12042 · sk96269 · OSVDB 102394

Check Point Security Gateway R77 Email security check

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Check Point Security Gateway R77. This affects an unknown function of the component Email Handler. The manipulation results in security check. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Check Point Security Gateway R77. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Email Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a security check vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-358. The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2013 as sk96269 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1211 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

E-mails sent in specific (and infrequent) way may not be scanned by the Threat Emulation blade, resulting in the attached files not being analyzed.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version R77.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch Hotfix sk96269 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at supportcontent.checkpoint.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (102394†). The entries VDB-12045, VDB-12044, VDB-12041 and VDB-12040 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Security check
CWE: CWE-358
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security Gateway R77.10
Patch: Hotfix sk96269

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11/07/2013 🔍
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01/24/2014 +78 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1890 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: sk96269
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12042
OSVDB: 102394

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2014 09:19
Updated: 03/29/2019 11:28
Changes: 01/24/2014 09:19 (50), 03/29/2019 11:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:E57:103

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