Check Point Advisories

HULK Denial of Service Tool

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1188
Date Published:	30 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 30 March, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	Hulk is a denial-of-service attack tool associated with malicious activity. The tool crafts and sends multiple HTTP requests that can potentially cause attacked systems to become temporarily unresponsive.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block multiple HTTP requests sent by Hulk over a short period of time.

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 HULK Denial of Service Tool 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Hulk Denial of Service Tool