Check Point Advisories

Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass (CVE-2013-1489)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1326
Date Published:	27 Feb 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 14 December, 2016
Source:	Oracle
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1489
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 update 10 Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 7 update 11 Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 update 10 Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 update 11
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Java JRE. The vulnerability occurs when a serialized class is loaded via the applet tag object attribute. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to bypass warning prompts by enticing user to open a Java applet embedded in a webpage.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Java Security Slider Feature Bypass