IBMD0C2BBF5E828BE52CE92F28682B6950B3B526488699E5EB08A2EE2EB5B1D4C35Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Spectrum Control (CVE-2021-4104)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.097 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.2%
Summary
A vulnerability in Apache Log4j could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability may affect IBM Spectrum Control due to its use of Log4j for logging, tracing, alerting, and the local help documentation.
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) |
|---|---|
| IBM Spectrum Control | 5.4.0 - 5.4.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Release | First Fixing VRM Level | ** Link to Fix** |
|---|---|---|
| 5.4.5 | 5.4.5.1 | <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/latest-downloads-ibm-spectrum-control> |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.097 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.2%