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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons Collections affects IBM Forms Server (CVE-2015-7450)

Created by Jonathan McEwan on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/272617
272617

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Forms Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450

DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.

CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Forms Server 4.0.*
IBM Forms Server 8.0.*
IBM Forms Server 8.1
IBM Forms Server 8.2

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation
IBM Forms Server4.0.0.*LO87133
Download and install 4.0.0.2-FormsServer-WFS-IF0002
IBM Forms Server8.0.0.*LO87133
Download and install 8.0.0-FormsServer-WFS-IF0002
IBM Forms Server8.0.1.*LO87133
IBM Forms Server8.1.*LO87133
Download and install 8.1.0-FormsServer-WFS-IF0002
IBM Forms Server8.2.*LO87133
Download and install 8.2.0-FormsServer-WFS-IF0001

Note: Before installing this update, you must first install the WebSphere Application Server fix for APAR PI50993. Installing this update without the fix for WAS will cause IBM Forms Server to fail.

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

11 December 2015 : 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21971532

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