Description
TippingPoint IPS before 20070710 does not properly handle a hex-encoded alternate Unicode '/' (slash) character, which might allow remote attackers to send certain network traffic and avoid detection, as demonstrated by a cmd.exe attack.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- TippingPoint IPS - Unicode Character Detection Bypass EDB-30287 · remote · Jul 10, 2007 · verified
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References
- 24855 vdb-entry
- 26013 third-party-advisory
- 1018361 vdb-entry
- http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-07-003.html
- http://security-assessment.com/files/advisories/2007-07-11_Tippingpoint_IPS_Signature_Evasion.pdf
- 20070710 TippingPoint IPS Signature Evasion mailing-list
- ADV-2007-2490 vdb-entry
- 20070710 TippingPoint IPS Signature Evasion mailing-list
- tippingpoint-hex-security-byass(35336) vdb-entry
- 35970 vdb-entry