CVE-2015-6420 (High) detected in commons-collections-3.1.jar

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CVE-2015-6420 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - commons-collections-3.1.jar

Types that extend and augment the Java Collections Framework.

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /mons-collections/commons-collections/3.1/commons-collections-3.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **commons-collections-3.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c42e663814e4b88294ff90339ad577ca1afcf531

Found in base branch: master

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 3 Score Details (7.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2015-12-15

Fix Resolution: commons-collections:commons-collections3.2.2,org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.1

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