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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects Rational Insight (CVE-2015-7450)

Created by Cheng-Yee Lin on

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Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by Jazz Team Server and Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) shipped with Rational Insight.

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

Principal Product and Version(s)

Affected Supporting Product(s) and Version(s)
Rational Insight 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2Cognos BI 10.1.1
Rational Insight 1.1.1.3Cognos BI 10.2.1
Rational Insight 1.1.1.4, 1.1.1.5 and 1.1.1.6Cognos BI 10.2.1 Fix pack 2
Jazz Team Server 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2
Rational Insight 1.1.1.7 Cognos BI 10.2.1 Fix pack 2
Jazz Team Server 6.0

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the recommended fixes to all affected versions of Rational Insight.


Rational Insight 1.1


Rational Insight 1.1.1, 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2


Rational Insight 1.1.1.3


Rational Insight 1.1.1.4 and 1.1.1.5 and 1.1.1.6 and 1.1.1.7

  1. If the Data Collection Component (DCC) is used, perform this step first.
    Review the topics in Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere® Application Server shipped with multiple IBM Rational products based on IBM's Jazz technology (CVE-2015-7450) for addressing the listed vulnerability in the underlying Jazz Team Server.
  2. If the Cognos-based reporting server is used, also perform this step.
    Download the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.1 Interim Fix 12 (Implemented by file 10.2.5009.501).
    Review technote 1679283: Installing Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.x fix pack in Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence 2.0.x/5.0.x and Rational Insight 1.1.1.x for the detailed instructions for patch application.



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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*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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Internal Use Only

PSIRT # 4202 Record # 65227

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21971275