Denial of service in Check Point Gaia

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU77912

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6750

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the web server when handling HTTP requests, related to mod_reqtimeout module. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted requests to the web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gaia: before R81.10 Take 79

External links

http://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10/R81.10/R81.10-List-of-all-Resolved-Issues.htm#79

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.