Check Point Advisories

Distcc Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-2687)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2004-0536
Date Published:	5 Jul 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 05 July, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-2687
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Distcc 2.x used in Apple Xcode 1.5 Distcc 2.x used in Samba 2.18.3 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability in Distcc allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via compilation jobs, which are executed by the server without authorization checks.

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 Distcc Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-2687) 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: Distcc Remote Code Execution (CVE-2004-2687)