#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:2523. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(234398);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/04/15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-7501");
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2523");
script_name(english:"RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections (RHSA-2015:2523)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced
in the RHSA-2015:2523 advisory.
The Apache Commons Collections library provides new interfaces,
implementations, and utilities to extend the features of the Java
Collections Framework.
It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code
execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed
chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the
commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501)
With this update, deserialization of certain classes in the
commons-collections library is no longer allowed. Applications that require
those classes to be deserialized can use the system property
org.apache.commons.collections.enableUnsafeSerialization to re-enable
their deserialization.
Further information about this security flaw may be found at:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
All users of rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections are advised to
upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to
correct this issue. All running applications using the commons-collections
library must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279330");
# https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2523.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?bc6d167a");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2523");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections package based on the guidance in RHSA-2015:2523.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-7501");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(284);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/11/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/04/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-javadoc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
include('rhel.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/release');
if (isnull(os_release) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (!rhel_check_release_list(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_ver, rhel_versions: ['6','7'])) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 6.x / 7.x', 'Red Hat ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);
var constraints = [
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'content/dist/rhel/power-le/7/7Server/ppc64le/rhscl/1/source/SRPMS',
'content/dist/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/rhscl/1/debug',
'content/dist/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/rhscl/1/os',
'content/dist/rhel/power/7/7Server/ppc64/rhscl/1/source/SRPMS',
'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/rhscl/1/debug',
'content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/rhscl/1/os',
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'content/dist/rhel/system-z/7/7Server/s390x/rhscl/1/debug',
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'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/rhscl/1/debug',
'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/rhscl/1/os',
'content/dist/rhel/workstation/7/7Workstation/x86_64/rhscl/1/source/SRPMS',
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'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.2/ppc64le/rhscl/1/os',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.2/ppc64le/rhscl/1/source/SRPMS',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.3/ppc64le/rhscl/1/debug',
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'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.4/ppc64le/rhscl/1/debug',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.4/ppc64le/rhscl/1/os',
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'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.5/ppc64le/rhscl/1/debug',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.5/ppc64le/rhscl/1/os',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.5/ppc64le/rhscl/1/source/SRPMS',
'content/eus/rhel/power-le/7/7.6/ppc64le/rhscl/1/debug',
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{'reference':'rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc-3.2.1-21.13.el6', 'release':'6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
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];
var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);
var flag = 0;
foreach var constraint_array ( constraints ) {
var repo_relative_urls = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint_array['repo_relative_urls'];
foreach var pkg ( constraint_array['pkgs'] ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['release'])) _release = 'RHEL' + pkg['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
_release &&
rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
(applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) &&
rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = NULL;
if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
else extra = rpm_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections / etc');
}
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