Check Point Advisories

GNU glibc Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-7547)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0120
Date Published:	18 Feb 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-7547
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GNU glibc 2.9 through 2.22
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in GNU glibc. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GNU glibc Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-7547) 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: DNS Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GNU glibc Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-7547)