Check Point Advisories

Rockwell Automation RSLinx Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-6553)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0369
Date Published:	10 Mar 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 14 October, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-6553
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Rockwell Automation RSLinx 4.10.00 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation RSLinx. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Rockwell Automation RSLinx Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-6553) 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: Rockwell Automation RSLinx Buffer Overflow (CVE-2019-6553)