Check Point Advisories

BitTorrent Protocol

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0426
Date Published:	7 Aug 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 07 August, 2022
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	BitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner. This protection can be used to detect the BitTorrent Protocol handshake, and with the packet capture, allows to extract the download file hash.

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 BitTorrent Protocol 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: BitTorrent Protocol