Check Point Advisories

PUF UDP Flooder

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1740
Date Published:	24 Jun 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 14 January, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	PUF UDP Flooder is a denial-of-service attack tool associated with malicious activity. The tool crafts and sends multiple UDP requests that can potentially cause an affected system to become temporarily unresponsive.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block UDP Flooding attempts made by PUF UDP Flooder.

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 PUF UDP Flooder 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: PUF UDP Flooder