Security Bulletin
Summary
log4j is vulnerable to improper validation of certificate and deserialization of untrusted data. These vulnerabilities are in Apache Zookeeper, Apache Solr and Log Analysis.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-17571
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization of untrusted data in SocketServer. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173314 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2020-9488
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper certificate validation with host mismatch in the SMTP appender. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180824 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
Log Analysis | 1.3.x |
Remediation/Fixes
Version | Fix details |
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.x | Upgrade to Log Analysis version 1.3.7 Fix Pack 2 Download the 1.3.7-TIV-IOALA-FP2 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
01 Jul 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 November 2022
UID
ibm16606255