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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201607-09
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Commons-BeanUtils: Arbitrary code execution
     Date: July 20, 2016
     Bugs: #534498
       ID: 201607-09

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Synopsis
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Apache Commons BeanUtils does not properly suppress the class property,
which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Commons-beanutils provides easy-to-use wrappers around Reflection and
Introspection APIs

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-java/commons-beanutils
                                  < 1.9.2                    >= 1.9.2 

Description
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Apache Commons BeanUtils does not suppress the class property, which
allows for the manipulation of the ClassLoader.

Impact
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Remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Commons BeanUtils users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-java/commons-beanutils-1.9.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0114
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0114

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/