Check Point Advisories

Google Chrome V8 JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-1705)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1171
Date Published: 23 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 27 March, 2014
Source: Google
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-1705
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Google Chrome for Linux and Mac prior to 33.0.1750.152
Google Chrome prior to 33.0.1750.154
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exist in Google Chrome. The vulnerability is due to an error while processing
JavaScript code by the V8 JavaScript Engine. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a malicious web page.

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 Google Chrome V8 JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption 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:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Google Chrome V8 JavaScript Engine Memory Corruption

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