Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java AtomicReferenceArray Sandbox Breach Code Execution (CVE-2012-0507)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-139
Date Published: 16 Apr 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Wednesday 05 November, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0507
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java SE. The vulnerability is due to a design flaw in the implementation of the AtomicReferenceArray class in Java SE. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted Java application. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to bypass the Java sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code with full security privileges.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block specially crafted malformed .jar files.

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 AtomicReferenceArray Sandbox Breach Code Execution 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:  Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Oracle Java AtomicReferenceArray sandbox breach code execution

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