CVE-2014-8951 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering a crash in the fwk0 process via a redirect to the UserCheck page when specific security blades are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8951?
CVE-2014-8951 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateway R75, R76, R77, and R77.10, when UserCheck is enabled and the (1) Application Control, (2) URL Filtering, (3) DLP, (4) Threat Emulation, (5) Anti-Bot, or (6) Anti-Virus blade is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (fwk0 process crash, core dump, and restart) via a redirect to the UserCheck page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Security Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8951 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-2014-8951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hx29-wxvv-j27h.