[security bulletin] HPSBGN03564 rev.2 - HPE Release Control using Java Deserialization, Remote Code Execution

security-alert@xxxxxxx · Mon, 1 Aug 2016 13:29:44 -0700 (PDT)

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c05063986
Version: 2

HPSBGN03564 rev.2 - HPE Release Control using Java Deserialization, Remote
Code Execution

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2016-03-29
Last Updated: 2016-08-01

Potential Security Impact: Remote Code Execution

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A vulnerability in Apache Commons Collections for handling Java object
deserialization was addressed by HPE Release Control. The vulnerability could
be exploited remotely to allow code execution.

References:

CVE-2016-1999
PSRT110197

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP Release Control Software 9.13, 9.20, 9.21 Server

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector

    CVE-2016-1999
      8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
      7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

    Information on CVSS is documented in
    HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here:

      https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docI
d=emr_na-c01345499

RESOLUTION

HPE has made the following mitigation information available to resolve the
vulnerability for the impacted versions of HPE Release Control:

For versions 9.13, 9.20, 9.21:

Upgrade to RC 9.21 P4

RC 9.21 P4 package,

RC 9.21.0005 p4 (Windows)

https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/km/KM02224038

RC 9.21.0005 p4 (Linux)

https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/km/KM02224048

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 28 March 2016 Initial release
Version:2 (rev.2) - 1 August 2016 Updated mitigation

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