Check Point Advisories

Apache Struts Denial of Service (CVE-2006-1547)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2006-0387
Date Published:	1 Mar 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 01 March, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-1547
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Struts prior to 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Apache Struts. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the 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 Apache Struts Denial of Service (CVE-2006-1547) 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 Struts Denial of Service (CVE-2006-1547)