Security Bulletin
Summary
Log4j is used by IBM® Disconnected Log Collector to log system events. This bulletin provides a remediation for the vulnerability, CVE-2021-44228 by upgrading IBM® Disconnected Log Collector and thus addressing the exposure to the log4j vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Disconnected Log Collector v1.0 - v1.7
Remediation/Fixes
The recommendation is to apply the fix as soon as possible.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
13 Dec 2021: Initial Publication
17 Dec 2021: Update reference to install instructions
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 December 2021
UID
ibm16526178