MEDIA ALERT: Check Point Protects Against Unpatched Microsoft SQL Server Vulnerability
December 24 2008 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced through
Check Point SmartDefense� Services, users of VPN-1� R65 and R62,
VSX NGX R65 and IPS-1� R65 are already protected from an unpatched,
publically available Microsoft SQL Server buffer overflow
vulnerability. An attacker can take advantage of the vulnerability
by creating a specially crafted Structured Query Language (SQL)
request and sending it to a targeted server, triggering a memory
overwrite. Successful exploitation would cause a denial of service
and may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on a
vulnerable system. The threat affects users of SQL Server 2000 and
2005. Check Point rates the severity of vulnerability as critical.
�SQL Server vulnerabilities such as this are relatively easy for
hackers to exploit and leave businesses quite vulnerable,� said
Oded Gonda, vice president of network security products at Check
Point. �It�s the goal of Check Point SmartDefense Services to
provide our customers with immediate protection from the latest
threats, which often arise before patches are available.� Check
Point SmartDefense provides intrusion prevention capabilities that
are integrated into Check Point gateways.�SmartDefense is updated
by SmartDefense Services, which provide ongoing and real-time
updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security
policies. SmartDefense protections are developed and distributed by
SmartDefense Research and Response Centers located around the
globe. More information about the vulnerability and the
SmartDefense protection can be found at Check Point's Security
Research�and Response website:
www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/index.html. About
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software
Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the leader in securing
the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring
a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management
architecture, customized to fit customers� dynamic business needs.
This combination is unique and is a result of our leadership and
innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint,
data security and VPN markets. Check Point�s pure focus is on
information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point
delivers a unified security architecture to protect business
communications and resources, including corporate networks and
applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner
extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint and data
security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security products,
protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on
PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning
ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers,
spyware and identity theft. Check Point solutions are sold,
integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around
the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100
companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of
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