CVE-2014-8950 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Check Point Security Gateways via HTTPS requests when URL Filtering or Identity Awareness blades are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8950?
CVE-2014-8950 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateway R77 and R77.10, when the (1) URL Filtering or (2) Identity Awareness blade is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an HTTPS request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8950?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Security Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8950?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8950 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8950 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrcj-mx5g-jpp6.