Check Point Advisories

Apache Tomcat Denial Of Service (CVE-2019-0199)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2942
Date Published:	5 Sep 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-0199
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 and later, 8.5.37 and prior Apache Tomcat 9.0.1 and later, 9.0.14 and prior Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M1 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M10 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M11 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M12 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M13 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M14 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M15 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M16 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M17 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M18 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M19 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M2 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M20 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M21 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M3 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M4 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M5 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M6 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M7 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M8 Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 9.0.0 M9
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage users 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 Tomcat Denial Of Service (CVE-2019-0199) 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: Apache Tomcat Denial Of Service (CVE-2019-0199)