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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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