GLSA 201607-09: Commons-BeanUtils: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Commons-BeanUtils: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	07/20/2016
Bugs:	#534498
ID:	201607-09

Synopsis

Apache Commons BeanUtils does not properly suppress the class property, which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Commons-beanutils provides easy-to-use wrappers around Reflection and Introspection APIs

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-java/commons-beanutils	< 1.9.2	>= 1.9.2	All supported architectures

Description

Apache Commons BeanUtils does not suppress the class property, which allows for the manipulation of the ClassLoader.

Impact

Remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Commons BeanUtils users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=dev-java/commons-beanutils-1.9.2"

References

CVE-2014-0114

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201607-09.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.