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Security Bulletin: Apache Log4j Vulnerability Affects IBM Secure Proxy (CVE-2021-44228)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Log4j vulnerability allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitraty code on the system was addressed by IBM Secure Proxy.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy3.4.3.2
IBM Secure Proxy6.0.2
IBM Secure Proxy6.0.3

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFiFixRemediation
IBM Secure Proxy6.0.3iFix 01 PlusFix Central - 6030
IBM Secure Proxy6.0.2iFix 04 PlusFix Central - 6020
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy3.4.3.2iFix 13 PlusFix Central - 3432

The fixes above supply Apache Log4j 2.16.0 which remediates both CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. The Fix Central - 6030 link also points to a fix called SSP-log4j-2.16.0-jars-for-CVE-2021-45046 which supplies the jars and instructions to replace them.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

21 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 December 2021

Initial Publish date:
21 December 2021

UID

ibm16528796

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