Check Point Advisories

OpenSSL TLS DTLS Heartbeat Information Disclosure (CVE-2014-0160; CVE-2014-0346)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1336
Date Published:	9 Apr 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 22 November, 2016
Source:	OpenSSL
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0160 CVE-2014-0346
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, 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, aka Heartbleed, 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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the OpenSSL TLS DTLS Heartbeat Information Disclosure 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: SSL Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: OpenSSL TLS DTLS Heartbeat Information Disclosure