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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2021.0253
Microsoft security update release for CVE-2021-44228
17 December 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Azure Spring Cloud
Azure Databricks
Azure DevOps
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-45046 CVE-2021-44228
Reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44228
OVERVIEW
Microsoft is aware of a vulnerability affecting Apache Log4j2 which, if exploited,
allows an attacker who is able to control log messages or log message
parameters to execute arbitrary code.[1]
IMPACT
Microsoft states "Successful exploitation allows for arbitrary code execution in the targeted
application. Attackers do not need prior access to the system to log the
string and can remotely cause the logging event by using commands like curl
against a target system to log the malicious string in the application log.
When processing the log, the vulnerable system reads the string and executes it,
which in current attacks is used to execute the code from the malicious domain.
Doing so can grant the attacker full access and control of the affected application." [2]
The following vulnerability has been addressed:
CVE-2021-44228
CVE-2021-45046
MITIGATION
It is advised to upgrade the affected products to the latest release.[1]
REFERENCES
[1] Microsoft update on CVE-2021-44228
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44228
[2] Guidance on affected products
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2021/12/11/microsofts-response-to-cve-2021-44228-apache-log4j2/
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