Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Flex System Manager(FSM) (CVE-2015-7450)

Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by FSM.

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

Flex System Manager 1.3.4.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.3.x
Flex System Manager 1.3.2.x

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends updating the FSM using the instructions referenced in this table.

Product |

VRMF |

APAR |

Remediation
—|—|—|—
Flex System Manager|

1.3.4.x |

IT12598

| Install fsmfix_1.3.4.0_IT12598_IT15244_IT15245
Flex System Manager|

1.3.3.x |

IT12598

| Install fsmfix_1.3.3.0_IT12598_IT15244_IT15245
Flex System Manager|

1.3.2.x |

IT12598

| Install fsmfix_1.3.2.0_IT12598_IT15244_IT15245
For 1.1.x.x, 1.2.x.x, 1.3.0.x and 1.3.1.x IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None