Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd Memory Corruption (CVE-2010-4462)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2011-329
Date Published: 28 Jun 2011
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 05 July, 2011
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2010-4462
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Oracle JRE and JDK. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error within the XGetSamplePtrFromSnd function while processing user supplied Soundbank streams. The vulnerability is triggered when Java processes malicious Soundbank streams. Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code within the security context of the current user.

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks the transfer of malformed Rich Music Format (RMF) files over HTTP.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd Memory Corruption protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd memory corruption

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