Check Point Advisories

DeNA H2O WebServer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-0608)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0202
Date Published:	14 Feb 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 14 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-0608
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	DeNA H2O WebServer 2.2.4 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in DeNA H2O WebServer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 DeNA H2O WebServer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-0608) 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: DeNA H2O WebServer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2018-0608)