Apple Patches NTP Vulnerabilities in First Automated Patch

Apple last night for the first time pushed an automated patch to Mac OS X users, taking care of critical Network Time Protocol NTP vulnerabilities. The fix was delivered automatically and did not require Mac users to restart their machines. The latest security issue in NTP, which is used by...

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW Siemens, Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Training, Lucian Cojocar of EURECOM, Sascha Zinke from the FU Berlin’s work team SCADACS, and Positive Technologies’ researchers Alexey Osipov, and Alex Timorin have identified six vulnerabilities in the Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family. Siemens h...

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 Improper Input Validation Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW Siemens has reported two improper input validation vulnerabilities discovered separately by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Pohl of softScheck GmbH and Arne Vidström of Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI in Siemens’ SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC. Siemens has produced a new version that mitigates these...

Emerson Patches Series of Flaws in Controllers Used in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Researchers have identified a wide range of vulnerabilities in remote terminal units manufactured by Emerson Process Management that are widely used in oil and gas pipelines and other applications. The vulnerabilities include a number of hidden functions in the RTUs, an authentication bypass and...

Critical Remotely Exploitable Bugs Found in Schneider Electric ProClima Software

There are a number of critical, remotely exploitable command injection vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric’s ProClima software, which is used in manufacturing and energy facilities. The ProClima application is a utility that customers use to design control panel enclosures in industrial...

Industrial safety: BlackEnergy（dark）the use of the Siemens WinCC system has been repaired loopholes to launch attacks-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Researchers recently found that the malware BlackEnergy（dark forces are using Siemens SIMATIC WinCC（Siemens the most classic process monitoring system has been repaired loopholes to re-attack the SCADA HMI system. ! Comeback: the BlackEnergy then update the BlackEnergy（dark）is an automated networ...

Black Energy Malware May Be Exploiting Patched WinCC Flaw

Experts at ICS-CERT say that the BlackEnergy malware that has been seen infecting human-machine interface systems may be exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in the Siemens SIMATIC WinCC software in order to compromise some systems. The ICS-CERT originally issued an alert about the attacks...

Elipse SCADA Denial of Service Patch

Brazilian process management software developer Elipse has patched a serious denial-of-service vulnerability in its web-based Elipse SCADA application. The software is used in a number of critical industries worldwide, including manufacturing, energy, water and wastewater plants. The vulnerabilit...

Researcher Releases Database of Known-Good ICS and SCADA Files

A prominent security researcher has put together a new database of hundreds of thousands of known-good files from ICS and SCADA software vendors in an effort to help users and other researchers identify legitimate files and home in on potentially malicious ones. The database, known as WhiteScope,...

Schneider Electric Floating License Manager Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Schneider Electric had become aware of an “unquoted service path” vulnerability in the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager, produced a patchSchneider Electric Security Notification SEVD 2014-015-01v3,...

Siemens Patches WinCC Vulnerabilities Likely Being Exploited

Global industrial supplier Siemens has patched two critical vulnerabilities that it believes are likely being exploited. Organizations running products using the Siemens WinCC application are urged to apply available patches immediately; the company said it is working on updates for any remaining...

Buffer Overflow Haunts Advantech WebAccess SCADA Product

The ICS-CERT is warning users about a stack buffer overflow in the Advantech WebAccess SCADA product that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Advantech WebAccess is a SCADA and human-machine interface product that’s accessible over the Web. It’s used in a variety of industries, including...

Bash Command Injection Vulnerability (Supplement)

OVERVIEW This advisory supplement is to accompany the NCCIC/ICS-CERT advisory titled ICSA-14-269-01 Bash Command Injection Vulnerability and all following updates that were originally published September 26, 2014, on the ICS-CERT web site and posted to the US-CERT secure Portal library. Please...

BlackEnergy Malware Used in Attacks Against ICS HMI

Industrial control system operations running human-machine interface software from a handful of vendors are being targeted by a hacking campaign making use of the BlackEnergy malware. The United States Industrial Control System Cyber Emergency Response Team ICS-CERT published an advisory on Tuesd...

[CORE-2014-0005] - Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities

Core Security - Corelabs Advisory http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/ Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities 1. Advisory Information Title: Advantech WebAccess Vulnerabilities Advisory ID: CORE-2014-0005 Advisory URL: http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/advantech-webaccess-vulnerabilities Date...

Schneider Electric Telvent SAGE RTU DNP3 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

OVERVIEW This advisory was originally posted to the US-CERT secure portal library on January 06, 2014, and is now being released to the NCCIC/ICS-CERT Web site. Adam Crain of Automatak and independent researcher Chris Sistrunk have identified an improper input validation in the Schneider Electric...

Patching Bash Vulnerability a Challenge for ICS, SCADA

While the most urgent focus where the Bash vulnerability is concerned is around Internet-facing web servers, embedded systems and industrial control systems are not exempt from worry. Experts are concerned about Linux-based industrial control systems and SCADA equipment, in particular, that may b...

Advantech WebAccess dvs.ocx GetColor Buffer Overflow Exploit

This Metasploit module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Advantec WebAccess. The vulnerability exists in the dvs.ocx ActiveX control, where a dangerous call to sprintf can be reached with user controlled data through the GetColor function. This Metasploit module has been tested...

Network Time Protocol Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-14-353-01B Network Time Protocol Vulnerabilities that was published February 4, 2015, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. Google Security Team researchers Neel Mehta and Stephen Roettger have coordinated multiple...

Innominate mGuard Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Innominate Security Technologies has identified a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all mGuard devices. Innominate has produced a firmware patch that mitigates this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following Innominate mGuard...