Oracle JRE 8 must prevent the download of prohibited mobile code.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66955	JRE8-WN-000110	SV-81445r1_rule		Medium

Description
Decisions regarding the employment of mobile code within organizational information systems are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the system if used maliciously. Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient. Usage restrictions and implementation guidance apply to both the selection and use of mobile code installed, downloaded, or executed on all endpoints (e.g., servers, workstations, and smart phones). This requirement applies to applications that execute, evaluate, or otherwise process mobile code (e.g., web applications, browsers, and anti-virus applications).

Description

Decisions regarding the employment of mobile code within organizational information systems are based on the potential for the code to cause damage to the system if used maliciously. Mobile code is defined as software modules obtained from remote systems, transferred across a network, and then downloaded and executed on a local system without explicit installation or execution by the recipient. Usage restrictions and implementation guidance apply to both the selection and use of mobile code installed, downloaded, or executed on all endpoints (e.g., servers, workstations, and smart phones). This requirement applies to applications that execute, evaluate, or otherwise process mobile code (e.g., web applications, browsers, and anti-virus applications).

STIG	Date
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 8 STIG for Windows	2016-09-27

Details

Check Text ( C-67591r1_chk )
Navigate to the system-level “deployment.properties” file for JRE. The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config If the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check=true” is not present in the deployment.properties file, or is set to “false”, this is a finding. If the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check.locked” is not present in the deployment.properties file, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-67591r1_chk )

Navigate to the system-level “deployment.properties” file for JRE.

The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config

If the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check=true” is not present in the deployment.properties file, or is set to “false”, this is a finding.

If the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check.locked” is not present in the deployment.properties file, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73055r2_fix)
Navigate to the system-level “deployment.properties” file for JRE. The location of the deployment.properties file is defined in \Lib\deployment.config Add the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check=true” to the deployment.properties file. Add the key “deployment.security.blacklist.check.locked” to the deployment.properties file.