Check Point Advisories

Non HTTP Traffic on HTTP Port

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-118
Date Published:	2 Apr 2012
Severity:	N/A
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 May, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Several ports are usually used to transfer HTTP traffic. Non-HTTP traffic over HTTP ports may indicate an attempt to pass malicious traffic to or from the network. There are cases in which certain traffic, although not intended for malicious use, is very unsafe, since it may transfer shellcode which is undetectable by IPS.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block non-HTTP traffic over an HTTP port. This protection is only applicable for IPS gateway version R75.40 and higher.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Non HTTP Traffic on HTTP Port protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: HTTP Protocol Inspection.