CVE-2015-6420
Description
Serialized-object interfaces in certain Cisco Collaboration and Social Media; Endpoint Clients and Client Software; Network Application, Service, and Acceleration; Network and Content Security Devices; Network Management and Provisioning; Routing and Switching - Enterprise and Service Provider; Unified Computing; Voice and Unified Communications Devices; Video, Streaming, TelePresence, and Transcoding Devices; Wireless; and Cisco Hosted Services products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.commons:commons-collections4Maven | < 4.1 | 4.1 |
commons-collections:commons-collectionsMaven | < 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 |
net.sourceforge.collections:collections-genericMaven | <= 4.0.1 | — |
org.apache.servicemix.bundles:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.collections-genericMaven | <= 4.01 | — |
org.apache.servicemix.bundles:org.apache.servicemix.bundles.commons-collectionsMaven | <= 3.2.1 | — |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords5 versionspkg:maven/commons-collections/commons-collectionspkg:maven/net.sourceforge.collections/collections-genericpkg:maven/org.apache.commons/commons-collections4pkg:maven/org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.collections-genericpkg:maven/org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.commons-collections
< 3.2.2+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <= 4.0.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1
- (no CPE)range: <= 4.01
- (no CPE)range: <= 3.2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
16- foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151209-java-deserializationnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78872nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hgm-866r-3cjvghsaADVISORY
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r352e40ca9874d1beb4ad95403792adca7eb295e6bc3bd7b65fabcc21%40%3Ccommits.samza.apache.org%3EnvdVendor Advisory
- news.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache_commons_statement_to_widespreadnvdVendor Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6420ghsaADVISORY
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576313nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581311nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-14nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-23nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r352e40ca9874d1beb4ad95403792adca7eb295e6bc3bd7b65fabcc21@%3Ccommits.samza.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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