Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java System.arraycopy Race Condition (CVE-2014-0456)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1697
Date Published: 10 Jul 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 11 August, 2014
Source: Oracle
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0456
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Oracle Java SE 6u71 and prior Oracle Java SE 7u51 and prior Oracle Java SE 8 Oracle Java SE Embedded 7u51 and prior
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java. The vulnerability is due to a race condition in System.arraycopy(). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a webpage containing a maliciously crafted Java applet.

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 System.arraycopy Race Condition 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 System.arraycopy Race Condition

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