Check Point Advisories

Advantech WebAccess Webdobj ActiveX UpdateProject Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-9208)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1159
Date Published: 7 Oct 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 19 October, 2015
Source: Advantech
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-9208
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Advantech WebAccess 8.0, 3.4.3
Vulnerability Description A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Advantech's WebAccess SCADA software. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of one of the UpdateProject's arguments in the Webdobj ActiveX control. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a vulnerable user to open a crafted web page. Successful exploitation can lead to code execution in the context of the target 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Advantech WebAccess Webdobj ActiveX UpdateProject Stack Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Advantech WebAccess Webdobj ActiveX UpdateProject Stack Buffer Overflow

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