Check Point Advisories

Oracle Tuxedo Jolt Protocol Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-10278)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1069
Date Published:	17 Dec 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 January, 2018
Source:	Oracle
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-10278
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Oracle Tuxedo 11.1.1 Oracle Tuxedo 12.1.1 Oracle Tuxedo 12.1.3 Oracle Tuxedo 12.2.2
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle's Tuxedo and PeopleSoft products. This vulnerability is due a lack of length field checking in JOLT protocol structure. A successful attack could lead to remote code execution.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Tuxedo Jolt Protocol Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-10278) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Tuxedo Jolt Protocol Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-10278)