Check Point SmartDefense Service
Provides Customers with Vulnerability Protection
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - June 15, 2004
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
its industry-leading VPN-1® Next Generation™ product lines
defend against a security vulnerability that has been discovered
in the proxy module of the Apache HTTP Server version 1.3x.
The vulnerability exists in the mod_proxy module of the Apache
HTTP Server 1.3, and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow
which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The buffer
overflow is caused by an HTTP request with an illegal header value.
By taking full advantage of INSPECT, the industry's most intelligent
and adaptive inspection technology, Check Point provides customers
with the best network and application-level security protection
on the market for dynamic Internet threats like the Apache 1.3 vulnerability.
In addition, customers using the SmartDefense Service benefit from
real-time updates that provide protection from new and emerging
threats.
A defense against this vulnerability has been available to subscription
customers of the SmartDefense Service since June 14, 2004. For more
information on how to provide the appropriate defenses, please see
advisory CPAI-2004-23 at http://www.checkpoint.com/securitycenter/advisories/index.html.
About Check Point SmartDefense Service
The SmartDefense Service capabilities are available for Check Point
products including VPN-1 Pro, Check Point Express, InterSpect and
Connectra.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide
VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line,
the company delivers a broad range of Perimeter, Internal and Web
security solutions that protect business communications and resources
for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch
offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of the Check
Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's
framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with
"best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies.
Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network
of more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries. For more
information, please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000,
or visit us on the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com
or at http://www.opsec.com.
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Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point
Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other product
names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners. The products described in this document
are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726 and 6,496,935
and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or
pending applications.
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