OSI Security: CheckPoint Firewall VPN - Information Disclosure

CheckPoint Firewall VPN1 - Information Disclosure Vulnerability

http://www.osisecurity.com.au/advisories/checkpoint-firewall-securemote-hostname-information-disclosure

[ Note: this is essentially a feature, but thought it may be useful
for pen testers when deciding which system to attack. ]

Release Date:
12-Mar-2012

Software:
CheckPoint Firewall / VPN-1
http://www.checkpoint.com/

Versions tested:
NGX R65, R71. Other versions untested but likely affected.

Vulnerability discovered:

By sending a pre-authentication topology request to the VPN SecuRemote
service, it is possible to obtain the firewall hostname name and
logging or management station (such as SmartCenter) host name.

Vulnerability impact:

Low - Information disclosure potentially reveals the client naming
scheme and the firewall management station hostname. Allows for
specifically targeting attacks towards the enterprise firewall
management server i.e. SmartCenter.

Vulnerability information:

By sending a certain query to the port 264/TCP on CheckPoint
Firewall-1, the hostname is revealed. A Metasploit module is available
to test for this vulnerability.

Example:

msf auxiliary(checkpoint_hostname) > set RHOST A.B.C.D
msf auxiliary(checkpoint_hostname) > run

[] Attempting to contact Checkpoint FW1 SecuRemote Topology service…
[+] Appears to be a CheckPoint Firewall…
[+] Firewall Host: CPSYDFW1
[+] SmartCenter Host: CPSYDMGMTSVR
[] Auxiliary module execution completed

Recommendation:

None at this time.

Workaround:

N/A.

Credit:
This vulnerability was disclosed by Patrick Webster.

Exploit:

A metasploit module is available here:

http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/gather/checkpoint_hostname

Disclosure timeline:
14-Dec-2011 - Discovered during audit.
21-Dec-2011 - Added auxiliary module to the Metasploit Framework.
23-Dec-2011 - Notified vendor. No response.
12-Mar-2012 - Disclosure.

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