JAVA_EXPLCVE.AI
Exploit:Java/CVE-2012-1723 (Microsoft), Exploit.Java.CVE-2012 (Ikarus)
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Varies
Java Class
Yes
30 May 2013
Downloads files
Arrival Details
This Trojan may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.
It may be hosted on a website and run when a user accesses the said website.
Download Routine
This Trojan takes advantage of the following software vulnerabilities to download possibly malicious files:
- Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE (CVE-2012-1723)
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Temp%\{random file name}.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It downloads a possibly malicious file from a certain URL. The URL where this malware downloads the said file depends on the following parameter(s) passed on to it by its components:
- ogAvGOF
- oKoKkKacI
- VldKY
Other Details
This Trojan executes the downloaded file using the following commands:
- regsvr32 -s "%User Temp%\{random file name}.exe"
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
NOTES:
This is the Trend Micro detection for malicious Java Class that attempts to exploit a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component of the following:
- Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier
- Java SE 6 Update 30 and earlier
- Java SE 5.0 Update 33 and earlier
- Java SE 1.4.2_35 and earlier
SOLUTION
9.300
9.950.04
30 May 2013
9.951.00
31 May 2013
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Close all opened browser windows
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- %User Temp%\{random file name}.exe
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as JAVA_EXPLCVE.AI. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 5
Download and apply this security patch Refrain from using these products until the appropriate patches have been installed. Trend Micro advises users to download critical patches upon release by vendors.
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