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Secunia Advisory SA36802

Check Point Products TCP Implementation Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory SA36802
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Release Date 2009-09-23
Last Update 2009-11-25
   
Popularity 2,299 views
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Criticality level Less criticalLess critical
Impact DoS
Where From remote
Authentication level Available in Customer Area
   
Report reliability Available in Customer Area
Solution Status Vendor Patch
   
Systems affected Available in Customer Area
Approve distribution Available in Customer Area
   
Operating System
Check Point Connectra Appliances

Software:
Check Point VPN-1 Power NGX
Check Point VPN-1 UTM NGX
Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 VSX NG

Secunia CVSS Score Available in Customer Area
CVE Reference(s) CVE-2008-4609 CVSS available in Customer Area
  

Description

Check Point has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in various Check Point products, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerabilities are caused due to errors in the TCP implementation when handling resources, which can be exploited to exhaust kernel memory and cause a system panic.

The vulnerabilities affect VPN-1 Power/UTM, VPN-1 Pro/Express, Connectra, and VPN-1 Power VSX.


Solution
Apply the hotfixes (please see the vendor advisory for details).
Further details available in Customer Area

Changelog
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Original Advisory
https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?solutionid=sk42723

Other references
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Deep Links
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