Check Point Advisories

HAProxy Denial of Service (CVE-2016-5360)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1233
Date Published:	5 Sep 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-5360
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HAProxy versions from 1.6.0 and up to including 1.6.5
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in HAProxy. 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 HAProxy Denial of Service (CVE-2016-5360) 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: HAProxy Denial of Service (CVE-2016-5360)