Check Point Advisories

Lighttpd Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-22707)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1565
Date Published:	4 Sep 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 04 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-22707
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Lighttpd 1.4.46 and up to 1.4.63
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Lighttpd. 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 Lighttpd Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-22707) 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: Lighttpd Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-22707)