GLSA 202107-37: Apache Commons Collections: Remote code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Apache Commons Collections: Remote code execution
Date:	07/16/2021
Bugs:	#739348
ID:	202107-37

Synopsis

Apache Commons Collections unsafely deserializes untrusted input, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Background

Apache Commons Collections extends the JCF classes with new interfaces, implementations and utilities.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-java/commons-collections	< 3.2.2	>= 3.2.2	All supported architectures

Description

Some classes in the Apache Commons Collections functor package deserialized potentially untrusted input by default.

Impact

Deserializing untrusted input using Apache Commons Collections could result in remote code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Apache Commons Collections users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=dev-java/commons-collections-3.2.2"

References

CVE-2017-15708

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202107-37.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.