Check Point Endpoint Security 4.97.2 Password Policy Unlock.exe credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Check Point Endpoint Security 4.97.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file Unlock.exe of the component Password Policy. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5635. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Check Point Endpoint Security 4.97.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file Unlock.exe of the component Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Media Encryption EPM Explorer in Check Point Endpoint Security through E80.50 does not properly maintain the state of password failures, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the device-locking protection mechanism by entering password guesses within multiple Unlock.exe processes that are running simultaneously.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2012. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2013 by Pedro Andujar with Digital Security Research Group as Checkpoint Endpoint Security Media Encryption EPM Explorer Bypass as not defined advisory (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared for download at digitalsec.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5635 since 08/27/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 330 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89822), SecurityFocus (BID 64026†), OSVDB (100086†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42773†). The entry VDB-11341 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2012 🔍
08/27/2013 +254 days 🔍
11/11/2013 +76 days 🔍
11/14/2013 +3 days 🔍
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11/26/2013 +12 days 🔍
11/30/2013 +4 days 🔍
01/05/2014 +36 days 🔍
05/18/2017 +1229 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: Checkpoint Endpoint Security Media Encryption EPM Explorer Bypass
Researcher: Pedro Andujar
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-5635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11252
X-Force: 89822
SecurityFocus: 64026
OSVDB: 100086
Vulnerability Center: 42773 - Check Point Media Encryption EPM E80.50 Local Bypass Device Locking Security Vulnerability in Unlock.exe, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2013 13:24
Updated: 05/18/2017 17:53
Changes: 11/26/2013 13:24 (53), 05/18/2017 17:53 (17)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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