# CVE-2019-8462: Denial of service in Check Point Security Gateway

> A rare configuration of enhanced logging causes the Check Point Security Gateway to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cfh-gw3m-q584

## What is CVE-2019-8462?

CVE-2019-8462 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateway, published on 2 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In a rare scenario, Check Point R80.30 Security Gateway before JHF Take 50 managed by Check Point R80.30 Management crashes with a unique configuration of enhanced logging.

Weakness: CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8462?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Checkpoint Security Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-8462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-8462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Check Point Security Gateway

- [CVE-2013-7350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7350/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-8950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8950/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-8951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8951/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-8952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8952/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-8462 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateway, published on 2 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Check Point Security Gateway. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8462

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8462/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.