Check Point Advisories

Systemd Denial-of-Service (CVE-2017-15908)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1067
Date Published:	13 Dec 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-15908
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Systemd 223 - 235
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Systemd Project Systemd. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Systemd Denial-of-Service (CVE-2017-15908) 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: Systemd Denial-of-Service (CVE-2017-15908)