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Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager is affected by vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system due to Apache Log4j earlier than 2.0 version (CVE-2021-4104)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities identified within the Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104) library earlier 2.0 version that is used by IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager to provide logging functionality. The fix includes Apache Log4j v2.17.1

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)
ITNCM6.4.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

This issue has been fixed in ITNCM 6.4.2 Fix Pack 16 (6.4.2.16) available from fix central.

6.4.2-TIV-ITNCM-FP016

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

07 Jul 2022: 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:
18 July 2022

Initial Publish date:
07 July 2022

UID

ibm16604669