Check Point Advisories

Apache Tika Chmparser Denial Of Service (CVE-2018-1339)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0515
Date Published:	27 May 2018
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 03 June, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1339
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Tika
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Apache Tika. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help file during enumerating its listing chunks.

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 Apache Tika Chmparser 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: Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apache Tika Chmparser Denial Of Service