VDB-12036 · sk92464 · OSVDB 102400

Check Point Security Gateway R75.40VS/R76 VSX Mode cpstop/cpstart Policy privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Check Point Security Gateway R75.40VS/R76. This affects an unknown part of the file cpstop/cpstart of the component VSX Mode. The manipulation results in privileges management (Policy). Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Check Point Security Gateway R75.40VS/R76. Affected is an unknown part of the file cpstop/cpstart of the component VSX Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Policy). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was released 03/06/2013 as sk92464 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

Anti-Virus / Anti-Bot policy is not enforced on Security Gateway in VSX mode in the following scenarios: After running 'cpstop;cpstart' commands. The issue will affect only VS0. After rebooting the Security Gateway. After 'fwk' process is restarted or has crashed. The issue will affect the Virtual System corresponding to that fwk process.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch Hotfix sk92464 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (102400†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12040 and VDB-12039. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Policy
Class: Privileges management / Policy
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: Hotfix sk92464

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03/06/2013 🔍
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01/24/2014 +324 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1890 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: sk92464
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12036
OSVDB: 102400

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

Created: 01/24/2014 09:03
Updated: 03/29/2019 10:44
Changes: 01/24/2014 09:03 (51), 03/29/2019 10:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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