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CentOS 7 : apache-commons-collections (CESA-2015:2522)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 87161
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated apache-commons-collections packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
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 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.
Solution
Update the affected apache-commons-collections packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 87161
File Name: centos_RHSA-2015-2522.nasl
Version: 2.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 12/2/2015
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
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: 9.1
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:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:apache-commons-collections, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:apache-commons-collections-testframework, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:apache-commons-collections-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:apache-commons-collections-testframework-javadoc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2017
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-7501
RHSA: 2015:2522