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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects WebSphere eXtreme Scale (CVE-2015-7450)

Created by Michael Stuy on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/272235
272235

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

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

WebSphere eXtreme Scale 7.1.0

WebSphere eXtreme Scale 7.1.1

WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.5

WebSphere eXtreme Scale 8.6

Remediation/Fixes

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VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
WebSphere eXtreme Scale7.1.0PI52470http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+eXtreme+Scale&release=7.1.0.3&platform=All&function=all
WebSphere eXtreme Scale7.1.1PI52487http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+eXtreme+Scale&release=7.1.1.1&platform=All&function=all
WebSphere eXtreme Scale8.5.0PI52487http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+eXtreme+Scale&release=8.5.0.3&platform=All&function=all
WebSphere eXtreme Scale8.6PI52487http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+eXtreme+Scale&release=8.6.0.8&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

No workaround exists. If you are running WebSphere eXtreme Scale clients or servers, apply the appropriate fix from the previous table. If you are running WebSphere eXtreme Scale clients or servers that are embedded in WebSphere Application Server, apply also the appropriate fix for WebSphere Application Server, which is described here: https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21962931

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

23 Nov 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:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21971284

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