Check Point Advisories

Google Email Application Header Parsing Denial Of Service

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0167
Date Published:	17 Feb 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 March, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Google email application version 4.2.2.0200
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability in the Google email application has been found. The vulnerability occurs when processing a malicious email message. An attacker can remotely perform a Denial Of Service attack by sending a specially crafted email.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.Note: This protection is supported from version R77 and above and cannot be enforced by previous IPS gateway versions.

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 Google Email Application Header Parsing 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: NNTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Google Email Application Header Parsing Denial Of Service