Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Font Processing Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-1491)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1849
Date Published:	2 Jun 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 31 December, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1491
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java.

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

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

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Java font processing memory corruption