Check Point Advisories

Dnsmasq Integer Underflow Denial Of Service (CVE-2017-14496)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0822
Date Published:	3 Oct 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 01 February, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-14496
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Dnsmasq before 2.78
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists over Dnsmasq. This is due to the way Dnsmasq handles packet information. A successful attack could lead to a denial of service.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Dnsmasq Integer Underflow Denial Of Service (CVE-2017-14496) 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: Dnsmasq Integer Underflow Denial Of Service (CVE-2017-14496)