Check Point Advisories

Scada Engine BACnet OPC Client SCADA Remote Code Execution (CVE-2010-4740)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2936
Date Published:	15 Sep 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 15 September, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-4740
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in SCADA Engine's BACnet OPC Client. The vulnerability is due to a boundary check error. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by sending specially crafted malicious file to be opened using the affected product. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted malicious file to the target.

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 Scada Engine BACnet OPC Client SCADA 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: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Scada Engine BACnet OPC Client SCADA Remote Code Execution