Debian DSA-3403-1 : libcommons-collections3-java - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 87058

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

This update backports changes from the commons-collections 3.2.2 release which disable the deserialisation of the functors classes unless the system property org.apache.commons.collections.enableUnsafeSerialization is set to 'true'. This fixes a vulnerability in unsafe applications deserialising objects from untrusted sources without sanitising the input data. Classes considered unsafe are: CloneTransformer, ForClosure, InstantiateFactory, InstantiateTransformer, InvokerTransformer, PrototypeCloneFactory, PrototypeSerializationFactory and WhileClosure.

Solution

Upgrade the libcommons-collections3-java packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.1-5+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.1-7+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87058

File Name: debian_DSA-3403.nasl

Version: 2.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/25/2015

Updated: 4/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcommons-collections3-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2015

Reference Information

DSA: 3403

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