Check Point Advisories

LG Smart IP Camera Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-16946)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0985
Date Published:	2 Oct 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 02 October, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-16946
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in the LG Smart IP Camera. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain access to sensitive information and gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 LG Smart IP Camera Authentication Bypass 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: LG Smart IP Camera Authentication Bypass