Check Point Advisories

Flexense VX Search Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1098
Date Published:	22 Dec 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 December, 2022
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	VX Search
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in VX search. 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 Flexense VX Search Buffer Overflow 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Flexense VX Search Buffer Overflow