Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java zip_util readCEN Stack Overflow (CVE-2012-0501)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-221
Date Published: 10 May 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 14 December, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0501
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A stack overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). The vulnerability is due to an off-by-one error in the JRE when handling zip archives. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted ZIP file to the affected application. Successful exploitation would cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious zip files sent to the affected application.

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 zip_util readCEN Stack Overflow 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 zip_util readCEN stack overflow

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