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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact (CVE-2021-44832)

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in the Apache Log4j library that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The Log4j library is used by IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact to provide logging functionality. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44832
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. By constructing a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI , an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code.
CVSS Base score: 6.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216189 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact7.1.0

Remediation/Fixes

 

Product NameVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact7.1.0.18 ~ 7.1.0.24IJ36910
For 7.1.0.18 through 7.1.0.24:
Apply Interim Fix 7.1.0-TIV-NCI-IF0010

Workarounds and Mitigations

The default log4j configuration for IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact does not use a JDBC Appender. If the configuration has been changed to load a JDBC Appender, IBM recommends removing it.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

04 Jan 2022: Initial Publication

*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:
06 January 2022

UID

ibm16538696

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