Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Web Start Command Argument Injection Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-0500)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-158
Date Published: 24 Apr 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0500
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Java Web Start. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error in Java Web Start while handling malformed JNLP files. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted .jnlp file with an affected version of Java Web Start. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute code in the target system, in the security context of the logged-on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious JNLP 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 Web Start Command Argument Injection Remote 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 Web Start command argument injection remote code execution

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