Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2021-4104)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Log4j could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability may affect IBM Spectrum Control due to its use of Log4j for logging, tracing, alerting, and the local help documentation.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-4104
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. If the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215048 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control	5.4.0 - 5.4.5

Remediation/Fixes

Release	First Fixing VRM Level	Link to Fix
5.4.5	5.4.5.1	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/latest-downloads-ibm-spectrum-control

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

24 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2021-4104)