Check Point Advisories

tcpdump ISAKMP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-5205)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0790
Date Published:	22 Apr 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 21 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-5205
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	tcpdump prior to 4.9.0
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in tcpdump. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 tcpdump ISAKMP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-5205) 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: tcpdump ISAKMP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-5205)