Check Point Advisories

Bugzilla Mail Authentication Mechanism Bypass (CVE-2015-4499)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1111
Date Published:	20 Sep 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 20 September, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-4499
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Perl-based Bugzilla versions 2.0 to 4.2.14, 4.3.1 to 4.4.9, 4.5.1 to 5.0
Vulnerability Description	An authentication mechanism bypass vulnerability has been found in Bugzilla. Any unauthenticated remote attacker may leverage this vulnerability to gain access to database information regarding unpatched bugs, and exploit them to attack the affected pieces of software before security patches are released.

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 Bugzilla Mail Authentication Mechanism Bypass 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: Bugzilla Mail Authentication Mechanism Bypass