Check Point Advisories

HARDPULSE Backdoor Suspicious Traffic

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0255
Date Published:	27 Apr 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 27 April, 2021
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	HARDPULSE Backdoor Trojan is a malicious application that allows remote attackers to gain access to an 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 HARDPULSE Backdoor Suspicious Traffic 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: HARDPULSE Backdoor Suspicious Traffic