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Security Bulletin: Apache Log4j Vulnerability Affects IBM Sterling Control Center (CVE-2021-45046)

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Summary

Apache Log4j Vulnerability Affects IBM Sterling Control Center (CVE-2021-45046). Customers are encourages to take action and apply the fix below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-45046
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution, caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228 in certain non-default configurations. When the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup, an attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data can craft malicious input data using a JNDI Lookup pattern to leak sensitive information and remote code execution in some environments and local code execution in all environments.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Control Center6.1.3
IBM Control Center6.2.1.0
IBM Control Center6.2.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product

VRMF

iFix

Remediation

 IBM Sterling Control Center

 6.2.1.0.

 iFix03

Fix Central - 6.2.1.0

 IBM Sterling Control Center

 6.2.0.0

 iFix13

Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

 IBM Sterling Control Center

6.1.3.0

iFix09

Fix Central - 6.1.3.0

 

Please NOTE: 

The fix packages listed above also includes the fix for related Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 (originally addressed in the previous iFix number).   

See: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527966

 

 

 

 

 

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

17 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 December 2021

Initial Publish date:
17 December 2021

UID

ibm16529304

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