Check Point Advisories

MySQL Database Null Pointer Denial of Service (CVE-2011-5049)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2221
Date Published:	23 Nov 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 26 November, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-5049
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	MySQL MySQL 5.5.8
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in MySQL database server. The vulnerability is due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the server. Remote users can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

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 MySQL Database Null Pointer 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: MySQL Database Null Pointer Denial of Service