Check Point Advisories

Dell Foundation Services Root Certificate Man-in-the-Middle Attack

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1334
Date Published:	25 Nov 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 November, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web-Browsers
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability exists in Dell Foundation Services, as a result of using an insecure certificate (eDellRoot). Successful exploitation would allow attackers to decrypt and manipulate online traffic between other parties.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Dell Foundation Services Root Certificate Man-in-the-Middle Attack 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Dell Foundation Services Root Certificate Man-in-the-Middle Attack