Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass (CVE-2013-1489)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1326
Date Published:	4 Apr 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-1489
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 update 10 Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 update 11 Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 update 10 Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 update 11
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java JRE. The vulnerability occurs when a serialized class is loaded via the applet tag object attribute. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass warning prompts by enticing user to open a Java applet embedded in a webpage.

Protection Overview

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

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass