Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by Rational Developer for System z
Vulnerability Details
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| 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
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Remediation/Fixes
IBM has provided patches for all affected versions.
Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.
The fix can be obtained at the following locations:
| Rational Developer for System z | 9.1.1.2 | Rational Developer for System z Interim Fix 1 for 9.1.1.2 |
| Rational Developer for z Systems | 9.5 | Rational Developer for z Systems Interim Fix 1 for 9.5 |
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.
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Important Note
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References
Change History
* 9 December 2015: Original copy 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 October 2020
UID
swg21971643