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NTAP-20151123-0001 — Apache Commons Collection Java Deserialization Vulnerability in Multiple NetApp Products
Published 2015-11-23 · Updated 2024-03-05 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: Yes
Official advisory: NTAP-20151123-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: Other NetApp products · Active IQ Unified Manager · ONTAP · OnCommand family · SnapCenter · SnapManager / Snap utilities | ONTAP-relevant
CVEs in this advisory
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to execution of arbitrary commands on the system via a crafted serialized Java object.
Affected products
- 7-Mode Transition Tool
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
- FlashRay
- MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP
- OnCommand Balance
- OnCommand Insight
- OnCommand Performance Manager (Unified Manager Performance Pkg)
- Snap Creator Framework
- SnapManager for Oracle
- SnapManager for SAP
Official fixes
- 7-Mode Transition Tool — vendor fix ↗
- 7-Mode Transition Tool — vendor fix ↗
- MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP — vendor fix ↗
- OnCommand Performance Manager (Unified Manager Performance Pkg) — vendor fix ↗
- OnCommand Performance Manager (Unified Manager Performance Pkg) — vendor fix ↗
- Snap Creator Framework — vendor fix ↗
- SnapManager for Oracle — vendor fix ↗
- SnapManager for Oracle — vendor fix ↗
- SnapManager for SAP — vendor fix ↗
- SnapManager for SAP — vendor fix ↗
- Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 9.7 and above — vendor fix ↗
- OnCommand Insight — vendor fix ↗
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576313 ↗
- https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache_commons_statement_to_widespread ↗
What to do
- Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
- If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
- If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
- Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.
Related reading
- Common ONTAP problems (FAQ) — plain-language symptoms and fixes
- ONTAP security hardening — baseline lockdown guidance
- Ransomware protection on ONTAP — SnapLock, SnapMirror vaulting, Anomaly Detection
- ONTAP error messages index — EMS/WAFL/NFS/SnapMirror messages
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2015