Check Point Advisories

PostgreSQL Database Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-10164)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0976
Date Published:	13 Feb 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 04 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-10164
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PostgreSQL 9.4.x prior to 9.4.23 PostgreSQL 9.5.x prior to 9.5.18 PostgreSQL 9.6.x prior to 9.6.14 PostgreSQL 10.x prior to 10.9 PostgreSQL 11.x prior to 11.4
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in PostgreSQL Database. 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 PostgreSQL Database Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-10164) 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: PostgreSQL Database Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-10164)