rhsa-2015_2516
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2015-11-25 20:37
Modified
2024-12-15 18:41
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 commons-collections security update

Notes

Topic
An update for the Apache Commons Collections component that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal for Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Details
Apache Commons Collections is a library built upon Java JDK classes by providing new interfaces, implementations and utilities. It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the commons-collections library. (CVE-2015-7501) Further information about this security flaw may be found at: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023 All users of Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 as provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this security update.
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