Check Point Advisories

Apache HTTP Server mod_log_config Denial of Service (CVE-2014-0098)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1317
Date Published: 2 Apr 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 03 April, 2014
Source: Apache
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0098
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Apache Software Foundation HTTP Server prior to 2.4.9
Vulnerability Description A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Apache HTTP server. The vulnerability is due to a log processing error in the mod_log_config module. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the target 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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache HTTP Server mod_log_config Denial of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Apache HTTP Server mod_log_config Denial of Service

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