Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Beans DocumentHandler XML External Entity (CVE-2014-0423)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1150
Date Published: 16 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 30 March, 2014
Source: Oracle
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0423
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 5 Update 55 and prior
Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 6 Update 65 and prior
Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 Update 45 and prior
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5 Update 55 and prior
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 65 and prior
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 Update 45 and prior
Oracle Java SE Embedded 7 Update 45 and prior
Oracle JRockit R27.7.7 and prior
Oracle JRockit R28.2.9 and prior
Oracle OpenJDK 7 Update 45 and prior
Vulnerability Description A XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in Oracle Java.This is due to an incorrectly configured XML parser in the Beans DocumentHandler interface that readily processes XML external entities by default. A remote unauthenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability via specially crafted requests marshalled in XML
to disclose files from the server's file system, cause a denial of service condition.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java Beans DocumentHandler XML External Entity 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 Beans DocumentHandler XML External Entity

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