IBM8A20ED34CC4EABFD78A0599C47EC735B1923D5C4CE1DF595D753961732461EA4Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects Content Collector for File Systems (CVE-2021-45105)
EPSS
Percentile
99.5%
Summary
Apache Log4j open source library is used by Content Collector for File Systems. This bulletin describes the upgrades necessary to address the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2021-45105
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. A remote attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data could craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup to cause a StackOverflowError that will terminate the process. Note: The vulnerability is also called LOG4J2-3230.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215647 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| Content Collector for File Systems | 4.0.x |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading the product below:
Product
| VRM|Remediation
—|—|—
Content Collector for File Systems| 4.0.1| Upgrade to: Content Collector for File Systems 4.0.1.13 Interim Fix 001
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Related
EPSS
Percentile
99.5%