Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-1782 |
Date Published: | 31 Aug 2014 |
Severity: | N/A |
Last Updated: | Monday 15 August, 2016 |
Source: | |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Servers |
Vulnerability Description | Multipath TCP is a set of extensions to regular TCP that enables a single data flow to be separated and carried across multiple connections. An attacker might use these extensions to evade detection by IPS devices. |
This protection will detect and blocks attempts to use the Multipath TCP extensions.
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: TCP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Multipath TCP