Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact (CVE-2021-4104)

Summary

A vulnerability was identified within the Apache Log4j library that is used by IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact to provide logging functionality. This vulnerability has been addressed.

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

Remediation/Fixes

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0| _7.1.0.1 ~ 7.1.0.17
_| IJ21951| For V7.1.0.1 through 7.1.0.17:
Apply Fix Pack 7.1.0.18 or later.

After applying the Fix Pack, IBM strongly recommends also applying Interim Fix 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-IF0009.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None