Security Bulletin
Summary
A socket server related vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Log4j used by IBM LKS Administration and Reporting Tool (ART) and Agent. A remediation has been put in place.
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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ART | 8.1.5.6 |
| ART | 8.1.5.1 |
| ART | 8.1.5.2 |
| ART | 8.1.5.3 |
| ART | 8.1.6 |
| ART | 8.1.5.4 |
| ART | 8.1.6.1 |
| ART | 8.1.5.5 |
| ART | 8.1.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
28 Feb 2020: 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:
17 March 2020
UID
ibm16027784