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Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd Memory Corruption (CVE-2010-4462)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2011-329
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory SA43262
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-4462
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
  • R71
  • R70
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Oracle Java for Business JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 27 and prior
Oracle Java for Business JDK and JRE 6 Update 23 and prior
Oracle Java for Business SDK and JRE 1.4.2_29 and prior
Oracle Java SE JDK 5.0 Update 27 and prior
Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 6 Update 23 and prior
Oracle Java SE SDK 1.4.2_29 and prior
Vulnerability Description
A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Oracle JRE and JDK. The vulnerability is triggered when Java processes malicious Soundbank streams. Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code within the security context of the current user.
Vulnerability Details
This is a memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle JRE and JDK. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error within the XGetSamplePtrFromSnd function while processing user supplied Soundbank streams.

Protection Overview
This protection detects and blocks the transfer of malformed Rich Music Format(RMF) files over HTTP.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd Memory Corruption protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Oracle Java XGetSamplePtrFromSnd memory corruption

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Badfiles, and select the SWF Parser protection group.
3. Click Adobe Shockwave Director File KEY Chunk Parsing Buffer Overflow .
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Upon attack, the following entries will be logged:

Alert Name: Badfiles SWF file Alert/Filter
Description: Adobe Shockwave Director File KEY Chunk Parsing Buffer Overflow