Oracle Linux 7 : apache-commons-collections (ELSA-2015-2522)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87119

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2015-2522 advisory.

[3.2.1-22]
- Fix Java object de-serialization vulnerability
- Resolves: CVE-2015-7501

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87119

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-2522.nasl

Version: 2.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/1/2015

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:apache-commons-collections, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:apache-commons-collections-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:apache-commons-collections-testframework

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

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

RHSA: 2015:2522

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