Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability for potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code was addressed by IBM Control Center. Control Center is only vulnerable if configured to use JMS (Java Messaging Service).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5254
DESCRIPTION: Apache ActiveMQ could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted serialized Java Message Service (JMS) ObjectMessage object to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109632 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Control Center 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.1 iFix04
IBM Sterling Control Center 5.4 through 5.4.2.1 iFix07
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | Fix | How to acquire fix |
| IBM Control Center | 6.0.0.1 | iFix05 | Fix Central - 6.0.0.1 |
| IBM Sterling Control Center | 5.4.2.1 | iFix08 | Fix Central - 5.4.2.1 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
21 April 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:
17 December 2019
UID
swg21981352