Oracle Communications Application Session Controller up to 3.7.0 Apache Commons Collections deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Application Session Controller up to 3.7.0. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Apache Commons Collections. The manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-7501. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Application Session Controller up to 3.7.0 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Apache Commons Collections. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/16/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7501. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234398 (RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections (RHSA-2015:2523)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11550 (Red Hat JBoss EAP/Web Server Java UnSerialize Common-Collections Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234398) and SecurityFocus (BID 78215†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-82609, VDB-89949, VDB-89996 and VDB-90010. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 234398
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-java-common-apache-commons-collections (RHSA-2015:2523)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/29/2015 🔍
10/16/2018 +1113 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-7501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125376
SecurityFocus: 78215
SecurityTracker: 1034097

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2018 08:40
Updated: 04/15/2025 21:34
Changes: 10/17/2018 08:40 (52), 04/01/2020 08:38 (19), 05/25/2023 16:39 (6), 04/15/2025 21:34 (16)
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