Check Point Advisories

Google Android Browser Policy Bypass (CVE-2014-6041)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1815
Date Published: 17 Sep 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Monday 12 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-6041
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Google Android Browser for Android OS 4.2.1
Vulnerability Description A policy bypass vulnerability exists in Google Android Browser. Successful exploitation can result in disclosure of information about other web pages opened by the user or stored in the browser cache.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Google Android Browser Policy Bypass (CVE-2014-6041) 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 Android Browser Policy Bypass (CVE-2014-6041)

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