VDB-12041 · sk96026 · OSVDB 102395

Check Point Security Gateway R71/R75.40/R76 on Virtual Edition VMWare OVF Template SSL/SSH Private Keys improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Check Point Security Gateway R71/R75.40/R76 on Virtual Edition. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component VMWare OVF Template. The manipulation as part of SSL/SSH Private Keys leads to improper authentication. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Check Point Security Gateway R71/R75.40/R76 on Virtual Edition. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component VMWare OVF Template. The manipulation as part of a SSL/SSH Private Keys leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was released 10/29/2013 as sk96026 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at supportcenter.checkpoint.com. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Security Gateway Virtual Edition (VE) VMWare OVF template contains pre-defined SSH key-pair and WebUI SSL certificate (*.p12). Multiple deployments of Security Gateway Virtual Edition (VE) created from this OVF template will have the same keys.

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

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Reset Keys. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (102395†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12045, VDB-12044, VDB-12042 and VDB-12040. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Config
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Config: Reset Keys

Timelineinfo

10/29/2013 🔍
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01/24/2014 +87 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1890 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: checkpoint.com

Advisory: sk96026
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12041
OSVDB: 102395

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

Created: 01/24/2014 09:19
Updated: 03/29/2019 11:19
Changes: 01/24/2014 09:19 (51), 03/29/2019 11:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:066:103

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