Check Point Advisories

Oracle MySQL Server Geometry Query Denial Of Service (CVE-2013-1861)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1842
Date Published: 4 Jul 2013
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-1861
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A denial-of-service vulnerability has been reported in MySQL database server. The vulnerability is due to an error while parsing geometry queries. Remote authenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious commands to the affected service.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle MySQL Server Geometry Query Denial Of Service protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  MySQL Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Oracle MySQL Server Geometry Query Denial Of Service

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