Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software.
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 Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 9.5 and earlier
IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Standard Edition 8.0
Remediation/Fixes
Update Apache Commons Collections in the product to address this vulnerability:
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
Rational Application Developer | 8.0 through 9.5 | PI53606 |
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
9 December 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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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21972565