Check Point Advisories

OPC UA Set Monitoring Mode Response Command

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1781
Date Published:	6 May 2013
Severity:	N/A
Last Updated:	Wednesday 06 May, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	OPC Unified Architecture is a common OLE for process control 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 monitor OPC UA commands.

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 OPC UA Set Monitoring Mode Response Command 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: OPC UA Set Monitoring Mode Response Command