Oracle Java SE and Apache Log4j product Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 21 Dec 2021 Release Date: 10 Dec 2021 16955 Views

RISK: Extremely High Risk

TYPE: Web services - Web Servers

A vulnerability has been identified in Oracle Java SE and Apache Log4j product. A remote user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger remote code execution on the targeted system.

Note:

CVE-2021-44228 is being exploited in the wild.

JDK versions greater than 6u211, 7u201, 8u191, and 11.0.1 are not affected by the LDAP component attack vector. In these versions com.sun.jndi.ldap.object.trustURLCodebase is set to false meaning JNDI cannot load a remote codebase using LDAP.

CVE-2021-44228 affect Apache Log4j component of Apache Struts2、Apache Solr、Apache Druid、Apache Flink and so on.

[Updated on 2021-12-14]

Updated System / Technologies affected, Solutions, Source and Related Links.

[Updated on 2021-12-15]

Updated System / Technologies affected, Solutions, Source and Related Links.

[Updated on 2021-12-16]

Updated System / Technologies affected, Solutions, Source and Related Links.

[Updated on 2021-12-17]

Updated System / Technologies affected, Solutions, Source and Related Links.

[Updated on 2021-12-20]

Updated Solutions, Related Links and More Articles.

[Updated on 2021-12-21]

Updated System / Technologies affected, Solutions, Source and Related Links.

Impact

Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

For affected versions of Java SE and Apache Log4j, please refer to the link below:
https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html

[Updated on 2021-12-14]

For Cisco Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd

For VMWare Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0028.html

For IBM WebSphere Application Server

WebSphere Application Server Version 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.10 WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.20

[Updated on 2021-12-15]

For Amazon Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2021-006/

For Atlassian Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/faq-for-cve-2021-44228-1103069406.html

For Boardcom Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/content/security-advisories/Symantec-Security-Advisory-for-Log4j-2-CVE-2021-44228-Vulnerability/SYMSA19793

For Citrix Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX335705

For ConnectWise Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/advisories

For Debian

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44228

For Fortinet Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-245

For F-Secure Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://community.f-secure.com/common-business-en/kb/articles/9226-the-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-which-f-secure-products-are-affected-what-it-means-what-steps-should-you-take#:~:text=Messaging%20Security%20Gateway%22.-,How%20to%20patch%20my%20F%2DSecure%20Policy%20Manager,-We%20have%20created

For Ghidra

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_10.1_build/Ghidra/Configurations/Public_Release/src/global/docs/ChangeHistory.html#:~:text=Upgraded%20log4j%20dependency

For Juniper Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11259

For McAfee Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB95091

For MongoDB Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/log4shell-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-and-mongodb

For Okta Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://sec.okta.com/articles/2021/12/log4shell

For OWASP ZAP

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2021-12-10-zap-and-log4shell/

For Redhat Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-009#updates-for-affected-products

For SolarWinds Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-44228

For SonicWall Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0032

For Splunk Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/bulletins/splunk-security-advisory-for-apache-log4j-cve-2021-44228.html

For Ubiquiti Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Network-Application-6-5-54/d717f241-48bb-4979-8b10-99db36ddabe1

For Ubuntu

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44228

For Zoho Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-1

For ZScaler Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/security-advisory-log4j-0-day-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2021

[Updated on 2021-12-16]

For SUSE

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228.html

For Intel Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00646.html

For Microsoft Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2021/12/11/microsofts-response-to-cve-2021-44228-apache-log4j2/

For Sophos Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20211210-log4j-rce

For Trend Micro Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289940

For Palo Alto PAN-OS

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-44228

[Updated on 2021-12-17]

For NetApp Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0007/

For Salesforce Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000363736&type=1

[Updated on 2021-12-21]

For HPE Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbgn04215en_us

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.

For patch and mitigation of Apache Log4j, please refer to the link below:
https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
For patch of Java SE, please refer to the link below:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/products-doc-8u121-revision-builds-relnotes.html

[Updated on 2021-12-17]

Detection methods for reference

In linux environment

File system search for log4j:

find / -type f -print0 |xargs -n1 -0 zipgrep -i log4j2 2>/dev/null

If a dependency or package manager is used:

dpkg -l | grep log4j

Docker vulnerability images scan for Log4j 2 CVE

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://docs.docker.com/engine/scan/#scan-images-for-log4j-2-cve

In Windows environment

PowerShell search for log4j:

gci 'C:\' -rec -force -include *.jar -ea 0 | foreach {select-string "JndiLookup.class" $_} | select -exp Path

[Updated on 2021-12-14]

For Cisco Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-apache-log4j-qRuKNEbd

For VMWare Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0028.html

For IBM WebSphere Application Server

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525706

[Updated on 2021-12-15]

For Amazon Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2021-006/

For Atlassian Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/faq-for-cve-2021-44228-1103069406.html

For Boardcom Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/content/security-advisories/Symantec-Security-Advisory-for-Log4j-2-CVE-2021-44228-Vulnerability/SYMSA19793

For Citrix Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX335705

For ConnectWise Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/advisories

For Debian

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44228

For Fortinet Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-245

For F-Secure Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

For Ghidra

For detail, please refer to the links below:

For Juniper Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11259

For McAfee Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB95091

For MongoDB Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/log4shell-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-and-mongodb

For Okta Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://sec.okta.com/articles/2021/12/log4shell

For OWASP ZAP

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2021-12-10-zap-and-log4shell/

For Redhat Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-009#updates-for-affected-products

For SolarWinds Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-44228

For SonicWall Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0032

For Splunk Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/bulletins/splunk-security-advisory-for-apache-log4j-cve-2021-44228.html

For Ubiquiti Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://community.ui.com/releases/UniFi-Network-Application-6-5-54/d717f241-48bb-4979-8b10-99db36ddabe1

For Ubuntu

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44228

[Updated on 2021-12-20]

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5192-2

For Zoho Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/en/community/topic/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228-1

For ZScaler Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/security-advisory-log4j-0-day-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2021

[Updated on 2021-12-16]

For SUSE

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228.html

For Intel Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00646.html

For Microsoft Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2021/12/11/microsofts-response-to-cve-2021-44228-apache-log4j2/

For Sophos Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20211210-log4j-rce

For Trend Micro Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289940

For Palo Alto PAN-OS

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-44228

[Updated on 2021-12-17]

For NetApp Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0007/

For Salesforce Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000363736&type=1

[Updated on 2021-12-21]

For HPE Products

For detail, please refer to the links below:

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbgn04215en_us

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2021-44228