Check Point Advisories

Linksys WRH54G HTTP Management Interface DoS Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2008-2636)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0759
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-2636
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Linksys Wrh54g Router. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a URI that begins with a ". Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 Linksys WRH54G HTTP Management Interface DoS Code Execution - Ver2 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: HTTP Protocol Inspection.
Attack Information: Linksys WRH54G HTTP Management Interface DoS Code Execution - Ver2