CVE-2015-6420 (High) detected in commons-collections-3.2.jar

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CVE-2015-6420 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-collections-3.2.jar

Types that extend and augment the Java Collections Framework.

Library home page: http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/collections/

Path to dependency file: /tmp/ws-scm/robotframework-httprequestlibrary/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/commons-collections/commons-collections/3.2/commons-collections-3.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• javalib-core-1.2.1.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ commons-collections-3.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 329644a75da0d24042c61972ed10d496db9829c4

Vulnerability Details

Serialized-object interfaces in certain Cisco Collaboration and Social Media; Endpoint Clients and Client Software; Network Application, Service, and Acceleration; Network and Content Security Devices; Network Management and Provisioning; Routing and Switching - Enterprise and Service Provider; Unified Computing; Voice and Unified Communications Devices; Video, Streaming, TelePresence, and Transcoding Devices; Wireless; and Cisco Hosted Services products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

Publish Date: 2015-12-15

URL: CVE-2015-6420

CVSS 2 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6420

Release Date: 2015-12-15

Fix Resolution: org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.1

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