Check Point Advisories

Haxx Libcurl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-7264)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0833
Date Published:	26 Sep 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-7264
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Haxx Libcurl 7.32.0 up to and excluding 8.9.1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Haxx Libcurl. 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 Haxx Libcurl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-7264) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Haxx Libcurl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-7264)