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INFORMATION BULLETIN
Gauntlet Firewall CSMAP and smap/smapd
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
[PGP Security Bulletin 9/4/01]
September 7, 2001 20:00 GMT Number L-140
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PROBLEM: A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the
smap/smapd and CSMAP mail proxy deamons used with several
firewall products.
PLATFORM: smap/smapd
Gauntlet for UNIX versions 5.x
PGP e-ppliance 300 series version 1.0
McAfee e-ppliance 100 and 120 series
CSMAP
Gauntlet for UNIX version 6.0
PGP e-ppliance 300 series versions 1.5, 2.0
PGP e-ppliance 1000 series versions 1.5, 2.0
McAfee WebShield for Solaris v4.1
Note: The smap/smapd programs are included with security
products from other vendors so more vulnerable systems may
be added to this bulletin at a later date.
DAMAGE: If exploited this buffer overflow could allow arbitrary shell
commands with the privileges of the owner of the corresponding
daemon.
SOLUTION: Apply patches.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. The vulnerable deamons are responsible for
ASSESSMENT: handling e-mail transactions for both inbound and outbound
traffic and normally run as an unprivileged user.
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-140.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://www.pgp.com/support/product-advisories/csmap.asp
PATCHES: NAI: ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/security/ PGP:
http://www.pgp.com/naicommon/download/upgrade/upgrades-patch.asp
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CSMAP and smap/smapd BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY ADVISORY
Title: Gauntlet Firewall for Unix and WebShield CSMAP and smap/smapd Buffer
Overflow Vulnerability Advisory
Date: September 4, 2001
Author: Gauntlet Firewall Engineering
Background:
A security vulnerability has been discovered in smap/smapd on the
following products:
* Gauntlet for Unix versions 5.x
* PGP e-ppliance 300 series version 1.0
* McAfee e-ppliance 100 and 120 series
A security vulnerability has been discovered in CSMAP on the
following products:
* Gauntlet for Unix version 6.0
* PGP e-ppliance 300 series versions 1.5, 2.0
* PGP e-ppliance 1000 series versions 1.5, 2.0
* McAfee WebShield for Solaris v4.1
This security vulnerability is a Buffer Overflow in the smap/smapd and
CSMAP daemons. The smap/smapd and CSMAP daemons are responsible for
handling e-mail transactions for both inbound and outbound e-mail.
It is possible to exploit this Buffer Overflow vulnerability to execute
arbitrary shell commands with the same privileges as the owner of the corre-
sponding daemon.
Solution:
A patch to repair this vulnerability is available for all products listed
above at ftp://ftp.nai.com/pub/security/ and
http://www.pgp.com/naicommon/download/upgrade/upgrades-patch.asp for the
Gauntlet and PGP e-ppliance products and www.mcafeeb2b.com for the McAfee
e-ppliance and WebShield products.
This patch is a mandatory patch that includes a new version of the
corresponding daemons and addresses the buffer overflow. Instructions
for installing the patch are included in the README file contained
within the patch.
NOTE FOR HP-UX GAUNTLET v.5.x USERS:
Gauntlet v.5.x users on HP-UX must have HP-UX patch PHCO_16723 or later
installed for the smap/smapd patch to function properly, as there is a
dependency upon the library contained in that HP patch. The smap/smapd
patch for Gauntlet v.5.x makes a check for the presence of the latest
iteration of this patch (PHCO_23684). If this patch is not present, it
will inform the user that PHCO_16723 or later is required and prompt
the user if they want to continue. Failure to have PHCO_16723 or later
will prevent all e-mail traffic if the smap/smapd patch is installed.
PHCO_23684 is available from the HP support web site. The required
library is built into HP-UX v.11.0, so Gauntlet v.6.0 users on HP-UX
do not require an additional patch.
CREDITS: PGP Security acknowledges one of its partners, Garrison
Technologies, Inc., for notification about this problem.
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of PGP Security for the
information contained in this bulletin.
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