Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Runtime CMM Code Execution (CVE-2013-1493)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1345
Date Published: 10 Mar 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 21 October, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-1493
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java Runtime. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the 'count' property of the 'curveType' object in the CMM module of the Oracle JVM. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a malicious Java applet with a vulnerable application. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution on a target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java Runtime CMM 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Oracle Java Runtime CMM Code Execution

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