Check Point Advisories

GnuTLS TLS Record Decoding Out-of-bounds Memory Access (CVE-2013-2116)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2457
Date Published:	25 Aug 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 06 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-2116
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GnuTLS GnuTLS 2.12.23 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability has been found in GnuTLS.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an error in a certain function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an affected server or a client application to crash resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GnuTLS TLS Record Decoding Out-of-bounds Memory Access protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: OpenSSL Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: GnuTLS TLS Record Decoding Out-of-bounds Memory Access