Check Point Advisories

Haxx Curl Denial of Service (CVE-2022-32205)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-2224
Date Published:	27 Jul 2025
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 27 July, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-32205
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Haxx Curl v7.71.0 and later, prior to v7.84.0
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Haxx Curl. 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 Haxx Curl Denial of Service (CVE-2022-32205) 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 Curl Denial of Service (CVE-2022-32205)