Check Point Advisories

LibWhisker Security Scanner

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1177
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 31 March, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	LibWhisker is a vulnerability scanning product. Remote attackers can use LibWhisker to detect vulnerabilities on a target server

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block LibWhisker vulnerability scanning attempts.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the LibWhisker Security Scanner 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: Scanner Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: LibWhisker Security Scanner