Security Bulletin:Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Content Collector (CVE-2015-7450)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Content Collector.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score:See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Content Collector 2.2.0 - 4.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	Remediation/First Fix
IBM Content Collector	2.2.0	Follow the guidance in Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-7450) for IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.
IBM Content Collector on Windows 32-bit operating system	3.0.0 - 4.0.1	1. Review the instructions in Interim Fix 4.0.1.0-IBM-ICC-IF003, available from Fix Central. 2. Follow the guidance in Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-7450) for IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.
IBM Content Collector on Windows 64-bit operating system	3.0.0 - 4.0.1	1. Apply Interim Fix 4.0.1.0-IBM-ICC-IF003, available from Fix Central. 2. Follow the guidance in Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-7450)for IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 Nov 2015: Original Version Published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Security Bulletin:Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Content Collector (CVE-2015-7450)