Check Point Advisories

Apache Tomcat Denial of Service (CVE-2023-28709)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0901
Date Published:	24 Oct 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-28709
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Tomcat 10.1.5 to 10.1.7 Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M2 to 11.0.0-M4 Apache Tomcat 8.5.85 to 8.5.87 Apache Tomcat 9.0.71 to 9.0.73
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat. 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 Apache Tomcat Denial of Service (CVE-2023-28709) 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-2023-28709)