Check Point Advisories

Brother Debut Embedded Httpd Unauthenticated Denial Of Service (CVE-2017-16249)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0921
Date Published:	7 Nov 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 November, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-16249
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Debut embedded httpd <= 1.20
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Brother Debut embedded httpd server . A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted message to an affected system.

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 Brother Debut Embedded Httpd Unauthenticated Denial Of Service 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Brother Debut Embedded Httpd Unauthenticated Denial Of Service