Check Point Advisories

OpenSSL Command Injection (CVE-2022-2068)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1521
Date Published:	13 Jun 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 12 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-2068
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	OpenSSL from 1.0.2 to 1.0.2zf OpenSSL from 1.1.1 to 1.1.1p OpenSSL from 3.0.0 to 3.0.4
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in OpenSSL. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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 OpenSSL Command Injection (CVE-2022-2068) 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: SSL Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: OpenSSL Command Injection (CVE-2022-2068)