Check Point Advisories

SwitchBlade Denial of Service Tool

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0256
Date Published:	3 Apr 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 April, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	SwitchBlade is a DDoS tool that attacks Web servers with vast amounts of HTTP traffic using random parameters. A successful attack can cause a web server to terminate, leading to 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 SwitchBlade Denial of Service Tool 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: SwitchBlade Denial of Service Tool