Check Point Firewall rules may improperly handle network traffic
Check Point Firewall rules may improperly handle network trafficOverview
Check Point Firewall CIFS service group may allow unintended traffic to pass through the firewall.
I. Description
Check Point Firewall contains a set of predefined service groups designed to handle different types of traffic associated with a service or collection of protocols. For instance, Check Point firewalls contain a predefined collection of rules to handle traffic associated with the Common Internet File System (CIFS), known as the CIFS service group.
A flaw in CIFS service group implementation may cause traffic not designated as part of the CIFS service group to be handled in an unintended manner. Depending on the configuration of the rules in place, the firewall may allow unintended traffic to pass through the firewall or drop legitimate traffic at the firewall.
II. Impact
Under certain configurations, arbitrary packets may pass through the firewall. This may allow access to hosts that would normally be protected behind the firewall boundary. Additionally, in other configurations, this issue may cause the firewall to deny all traffic.
III. Solution
Check Point suggests changing the name of the CIFS service group to mitigate this issue. For more detailed information on this workaround, please refer to Check Point SecureKnowledge database article SK31196.
Systems AffectedVendor Status Date Updated
Check Point Software Technologies Vulnerable 19-Sep-2005
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14781
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/409877
http://secunia.com/advisories/16770
http://secureknowledge.us.checkpoint.com/SecureKnowledge/viewSolutionDocument.do?id=sk31196
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112611529724821&w=2
Credit :This vulnerability was publicly reported by fitz.
This document was written by Jeff Gennari.
Other InformationDate Public 09/07/2005
Date First Published 09/16/2005 04:03:13 PM
Date Last Updated 09/27/2005
CERT Advisory
CVE Name CAN-2005-2889
Metric 4.39
Document Revision 68
Labels: Advisory, Firewall, Vulnerability