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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) (CVE-2015-7450)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by TADDM.

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

TADDM 7.3.0 - 7.3.0.2
TADDM 7.2.2 - 7.2.2.4
TADDM 7.2.1 - 7.2.1.6
TADDM 7.2.0 - 7.2.0.10

Remediation/Fixes

There are eFixes prepared on top of released GA and FixPacks for each stream:

Product
VRMF
APAR
How to acquire fix
TADDM
7.3.0.1 - 7.3.0.2
None
Download eFix
TADDM
7.3.0
7.2.2 - 7.2.2.4
7.2.1 - 7.2.1.6
7.2.0 - 7.2.0.10
None
Download eFix
Note that the eFixes require manual deletion of vulnerable version of the Apache Commons Collections library.
Please get familiar with eFixes readme in etc/<efix_name>_readme.txt.

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the open-source Apache Commons Collections and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

The only solution is to apply the eFixes. They are prepared on top of GA and FixPack releases.
If you need eFix for other TADDM version, please contact IBM Support. Open a PMR for a custom version of this eFix. Include your current eFix level, TADDM version and a link to this bulletin.

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References

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Change History

18 November 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21971246