Check Point Advisories

Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink SCADA VRN Server Arbitrary File Download

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-375
Date Published:	16 Aug 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 16 August, 2011
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file download vulnerability has been reported in Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink SCADA VRN Server. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the application's VRN Server, which occurs while handling incoming message requests. A remote attacker could trigger this vulnerability by sending malicious messages to the target VRN server. Successful exploitation may allow an unauthorized attacker to retrieve arbitrary files from the affected server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to transfer malicious messages to the server.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink SCADA VRN Server Arbitrary File Download 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink SCADA VRN Server arbitrary file download