Check Point Advisories

Schneider Electric Pelco DS-NVs Rvctl.RVControl Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-0982)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0402
Date Published:	29 Mar 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:	Schneider Electric SEVD-2015-065-01
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0982
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Schneider Electric Pelco DS-NVs 7.6.32 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Pelco DS-NV Software package. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on a user-supplied input in the SetText method before it is copied into a fixed length buffer on stack. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the victim to open a file or visit a webpage. Successful exploitation could lead to code execution in the security context of the browser process.

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 Schneider Electric Pelco DS-NVs Rvctl.RVControl Buffer Overflow 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: Schneider Electric Pelco DS-NVs Rvctl.RVControl Buffer Overflow