Scientific Linux Security Update : jakarta-commons-collections on SL6.x (noarch) (20151130)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87121

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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.

In the interim, the quickest way to resolve this specific deserialization vulnerability is to remove the vulnerable class files (InvokerTransformer, InstantiateFactory, and InstantiateTransformer) in all commons-collections jar files. Any manual changes should be tested to avoid unforseen complications.

All running applications using the commons-collections library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b1bc1816

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87121

File Name: sl_20151130_jakarta_commons_collections_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/1/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:jakarta-commons-collections, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:jakarta-commons-collections-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:jakarta-commons-collections-testframework, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:jakarta-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:jakarta-commons-collections-tomcat5, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2017

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7501