Check Point Advisories

vSkimmer Point-of-Sale Terminals Server Information Disclosure

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0749
Date Published:	19 Jan 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 20 January, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	vSkimmer is a Trojan-like malware designed to infect Windows-based servers attached with payment card readers. Post infection, the malware gathers sensitive information such as Credit Card numbers and sends it back to the Command and Control server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block communication attempts made to the malware's Command and Control.

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 vSkimmer Point-of-Sale Terminals Server Information Disclosure 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: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: vSkimmer Point-of-Sale Terminals Server Information Disclosure