Red Hat Linux JBoss Seam 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2010-1871)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-12-10 · CVE-2010-1871
JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, allows attackers to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability can only be exploited when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured. CISA added CVE-2010-1871 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 10, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 10, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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