Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-1635 |
Date Published: | 15 Jun 2014 |
Severity: | Medium |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 |
Source: | ICS-CERT |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2014-0765 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Advantech WebAccess prior to 7.2 |
Vulnerability Description | A stack buffer overflow has been reported in Advantech's WebAccess SCADA software. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation on the GotoCmd parameter of the webvact.ocx ActiveX control, a part of the WebAccess Client. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a vulnerable user to open a crafted web page. |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Advantech WebAccess SCADA webvact.ocx GotoCmd Buffer Overflow