Check Point Advisories

OpenSSL TLS DTLS Overly-long Heartbeat Response Information Disclosure

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1346
Date Published:	12 Apr 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 22 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2014-0160 CVE-2014-0346
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above R71 R70
Who is Vulnerable?	OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.1 prior to 1.0.1g OpenSSL Project OpenSSL 1.0.2 prior to 1.0.2-beta2
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in OpenSSL. The vulnerability is due to an error when handling TLS/DTLS heartbeat packets. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose memory contents of a connected client or server.

Protection Overview

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

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 and above / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the OpenSSL TLS DTLS Overly-long Heartbeat Response Information Disclosure 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: OpenSSL TLS DTLS Overly-long Heartbeat Response Information Disclosure