Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Directory Integrator (SDI) has upgraded to log4j 2.17.1. Although SDI was technically not vulnerable to the issue described below because it did not use JMSAppender, as a matter of good software hygiene the product has upgraded to the current version of log4j. SDI uses log4j as part of its logging infrastructure.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-4104
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. If the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215048 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Directory Integrator | 7.2.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Security Directory Integrator 7.2 Fix Pack 8 upgrades to log4j 2.17.1. This fix pack can be downloaded from the link below. IBM strongly recommends upgrading.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
03 March 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 March 2022
UID
ibm16561601