Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Spearphishing Email Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-2590)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0861
Date Published: 19 Jul 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 19 July, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-2590
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Oracle Java SE 6u95
Oracle Java SE 7u80
Oracle Java SE 8u45
Oracle Java SE Embedded 7u75
Oracle Java SE Embedded 8u33
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java. The infection technique will include spearphishing attempt against the victim. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute code on the target system.

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 Spearphishing Email Remote Code Execution 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 Spearphishing Email Remote Code Execution

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