Check Point Advisories

Scada Modbus Read Request To PLC

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-989
Date Published:	19 Mar 2012
Severity:	N/A
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 May, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	There are cases in which certain traffic, although not intended for malicious use, is very unsafe, since it may transfer shellcode which is undetectable by IPS.

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 R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Scada Modbus Read Request To PLC 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: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Scada Modbus read request to plc