You can help by choosing one of the links below to provide feedback about this product.Here is a guide for connecting Ignition to a Kepware OPC-UA server. cCVSS Calculator,, web site last accessed February 24, 2015.įor any questions related to this report, please contact the CISA at:įor industrial control systems cybersecurity information: ĬISA continuously strives to improve its products and services.bNVD,, web site last accessed February 24, 2015.aCWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion'),, web site last accessed February 24, 2015.Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Kepware download#
ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.Īdditional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the ICS‑CERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B-Targeted Cyber Intrusion Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site ( ). Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies. ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page at.
Kepware software#
The affected product is a Microsoft Windows-based software that facilitates connectivity to multiple DNP3 compliant devices such as HMI, RTU, PLC and meters.Īccording to Kepware Technologies, the KEPServerEX is deployed worldwide in over 100 countries, across several sectors including Chemical, Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Information Technology, and Water and Wastewater Systems. The KEPServerEX Communications Platform is used for industry and third-party connectivity communication software for automation, both OPC and embedded device communications. Kepware Technologies is a US-based company that maintains offices primarily in Portland, Maine. NCCIC/ICS-CERT recommends that organizations evaluate the impact of this vulnerability based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation. Impact to individual organizations depends on many factors that are unique to each organization.
Kepware driver#
Kepware Technologies’ DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communications Platform Versions 5.16.728.0 and earlier.Īn attacker who exploits this response processing vulnerability may be able to crash the OPC Server application software running on the target system.Kepware Technologies has produced a new version that mitigates this vulnerability. Adam Crain of Automatak and Chris Sistrunk of Mandiant have identified a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the Kepware Technologies’ DNP Master Driver for the KEPServerEX Communications Platform.