Check Point Advisories

Haxx Curl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-5482)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1811
Date Published:	25 Feb 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 25 February, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-5482
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	cURL Project cURL 7.19.4 through 7.65.3 cURL Project libcURL 7.19.4 through 7.65.3
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Haxx Curl . 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Haxx Curl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-5482) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Haxx Curl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-5482)