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

Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. Information about this security vulnerability has been published in a WebSphere Application Server security bulletin.

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&gt; 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

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere FastTrack: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary: versions 8.5, 8.7, and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench: versions 8.5, 8.7, and 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog: versions 11.3 and 11.5
IBM ISALite for IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
InfoSphere Information Server, FastTrack, Information Governance Catalog| 11.5| JR54719| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog Security patch
--Apply Websphere Application Server fix PI52103 for V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.7
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite
--Apply FastTrack Security Patch
InfoSphere Information Server, FastTrack, Information Governance Catalog| 11.3| JR54719| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.3.1.2
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog Security patch
--Apply Websphere Application Server fix PI52103 for V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.7
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite
--Apply FastTrack Security Patch

--Before upgrading a 11.3 installation to 11.5, if the security patches above have been applied to the system, the Information Server Framework patch must be uninstalled or the Information Server Framework JR54719 rollback patch must be installed. Next, complete the upgrade to 11.5. Finally, re-install the Information Server Framework patch (you will have to use ‘-force’ if it was not uninstalled), and install the Information Governance Catalog patch for 11.5.
InfoSphere Information Server, Business Glossary, Metadata Workbench| 9.1| JR54719| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench Security patch
--Apply Websphere Application Server fix PI52103 for your installed version
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite
InfoSphere Information Server, Business Glossary, Metadata Workbench| 8.7| JR54719| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Security patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench Security patch
--Apply Websphere Application Server fix PI52103 for your installed version
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite
InfoSphere Information Server, Business Glossary, Metadata Workbench, | 8.5| JR54719| --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Security patch
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench Security patch
--Apply Websphere Application Server fix PI52103 for V7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.39
--Download and install the latest version of ISALite

Note: The same fix may be listed under multiple vulnerabilities. Installing the fix addresses all vulnerabilities to which the fix applies. Also, some fixes require installing both a fix pack and a subsequent patch. While the fix pack must be installed first, any additional patches required may be installed in any order.

_For __IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.1 _IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the open-source Apache Commons Collections and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None