Check Point Advisories

ARC PcVue ActiveX Control SCADA Remote Code Execution (CVE-2011-4042; CVE-2011-4043 ; CVE-2011-4044; CVE-2011-4045)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3520
Date Published:	12 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 23 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2011-4042 CVE-2011-4043 CVE-2011-4042 CVE-2011-4045
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ARC Informatique PlantVue ARC Informatique PCVue 6 ARC Informatique PCVue 10.0 ARC Informatique FrontVue
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in SCADA ARC PcVue.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a boundary check error. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted HTML file with the affected product. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of a specially crafted HTML file to the target.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ARC PcVue ActiveX Control SCADA Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: SCADA Protection Violation
Attack Information: ARC PcVue ActiveX Control SCADA Remote Code Execution