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TITLE:
Invensys Wonderware InTouch Insecure NetDDE Share Permissions
Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27751

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27751/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Invensys Wonderware InTouch 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/16628/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Invensys Wonderware InTouch,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The problem is that the application creates a NetDDE share with
insecure default permissions. This can potentially be exploited to
execute arbitrary programs that accept NetDDE connections on the
target system.

The security issue is reported in version 8.0.

SOLUTION:
Apply updates or upgrade to version 9.0 or later (see vendor's
advisory for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by Neutralbit and reported via US-CERT with assistance
from Digital Bond.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Wonderware:
http://pacwest.wonderware.com/web/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsThreadID=2&NewsID=201804

US-CERT VU#138633:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/138633

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