Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Social Media Analytics.
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 Social Media Analytics 1.3
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the following interim fix:
IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3.0 IF17
For users of IBM Social Media Analytics 1.2 IBM recommends upgrading to IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3.
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
None known. Apply fixes.
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References
Change History
14 March 2016: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21978500