Check Point Advisories

MIT Kerberos 5 kpasswd UDP Ping-Pong Denial Of Service (CVE-2002-2443)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1870
Date Published:	30 Jun 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2002-2443
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	MIT Kerberos 5 All versions
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the MIT Kerberos 5 kadmind server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MIT Kerberos 5 kpasswd UDP Ping-Pong Denial Of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: MIT Kerberos 5 kpasswd UDP Ping-Pong Denial Of Service