Check Point Advisories

Microsoft SQL 2000 Slammer Worm Denial of Service (CVE-2002-0649)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1621
Date Published:	9 Jun 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 15 June, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2002-0649
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Mirosoft SQL 2000
Vulnerability Description	Slammer is a memory resident worm targeted to attack Microsoft SQL 2000. By propagating rapidly, the worm can cause a denial of service condition on affected targets.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft SQL 2000 Slammer Worm Denial of Service 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: MySQL Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft SQL 2000 Slammer Worm Denial of Service