Check Point Advisories

GE Proficy Historian KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-2516)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-633
Date Published:	14 Oct 2012
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 October, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2516
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in GE Proficy Historian. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of input supplied to a certain function. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to visit a crafted web page using Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the logged-in user.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GE Proficy Historian KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GE Proficy Historian KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution