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Posted: Apr. 1, 2016

Thank you very much for your continuous use of Pro-face products.
We’ve found that there are some issues of vulnerability in our screen editor, GP-Pro EX.
We take these issues seriously and have created the following measures.

In the event of a malicious cyber-attack such as writing data or falsifying data to the software, “Freeze” or “Forced shutdown” may occur in our products shown below. But we haven’t heard such symptoms caused due to the vulnerability in the inquiries from our customers yet.

Screen Editor [GP-Pro EX]:

Product Model	EX-ED*, PFXEXEDV*, PFXEXEDLS*, PFXEXGRPLS*
Target Version	GP-Pro EX Ver. 1.00.00 to Ver. 4.04.000
How to confirm the version	[Help(H)] → [Version Information(A)]

Download and install the following update module.

→ GP-Pro EX Update Module (Ver. 4.05.000 or later)

To download the module, free member registration for "Otasuke Pro!" is required.
 

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We already reported about this matter to ZDI (Zero Day Initiative) / ICS-CERT *1. We address the issue of the protection from cyber attacks to the users' equipment or control system.

Detector/Researcher		Contents
ICS-CERT	ZDI
ICS-VU-026229 *2	ZDI-16-006	Pro-face GP-Pro EX D-Script Heap Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
	ZDI-16-005	Pro-face GP-Pro EX Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
	ZDI-16-004	Pro-face GP-Pro EX Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
	ZDI-16-003	Pro-face GP-Pro EX Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ICS-VU-67947 *2		Pro-face GP-Pro EX Hardcoded credentials on the FTP server that enable access to the project data
		Pro-face GP-Pro EX Possible Secondary Authentication Bypass that enable access to the project data

1. ICS-CERT (Industrial Control System Cyber Response Team) is an institution which protects control systems from cyber attacks in the United States Department of Homeland Security. In cooperation with US-CERT charged with information security, ICS-CERT treats vulnerability information about control systems, and it offers to support the incidents about control systems of society's infrastructure, lifelines and basic industries in the United States.
2. ICS-CRET: non-disclosure (under checking status)

-> Documents posted on the ZDI’s site http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/published/

We recommend customers take defensive measures to minimize the exploitation risk. Specifically, customers should do the following:

1. Review all network configurations for control system devices.
   - Remove unnecessary PC(s) from control system networks
   - Remove unnecessary applications from control system networks
    
2. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices. Control system devices should not have a direct connection to the Internet
    
3. Locate control system networks and devices behind firewalls. Isolate the control system from the business network.
    
4. When remote access to a control system is required, employ secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). However, our customers must recognize that a VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.

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