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Re: S.Frostie search script found 41 objects with Log4j string

Charles, thanks for the reply.

The only two things I think we are using them for are the Excel
spreadsheets (I think only one program is doing this) and I was testing Aaron
Bartell's RPGMAIL for sending email. this never got put in production.
Not sure why I have 6 versions of these.
I guess if a better tool free exists I could use those and get rid of the
possible issue.
I am feeling good at this time that I am okay. But I am concerned that
some time in the future we decide to do something new and nothing is done
now to fix this, we just open ourselves up to this issue.

Kerwin

On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 8:55 AM Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The Java POI stuff is for using Java to generate Excel spreadsheets most
likely..

They are using log4j v1, which is not subject to the new vulnerability.
But the older versions have their own RCE issues.

Having said that, they are unlikely to be exploited in the POI package
assuming you're using the internally to generate spreadsheets from IBM i
processes.

I suppose the exception might be if you had some sort of exposed
page/service that generates spreadsheets on demand.

Charles

On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 7:43 AM K Crawford <kscx3ksc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am feeling like a fish out of the water here.
I ran the SQL script and found 32 objects. They basically fall in to the
following groups:

/java/poi-4.1.2/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar


/www/WSERVICE/lwi/runtime/webservicesmax/eclipse/plugins/WebServicesEngine/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties


/QIBM/ProdData/OS/WebServices/internal/engines/org.apache.axis2-15/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties


/QIBM/UserData/OS/ADMININST/admin4/wlp/usr/servers/admin4/workarea/org.eclipse.osgi/48/data/libcont/WebAdminLibs_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If I am reading these threads correctly, the ones in the QIBM folders
just
wait for IBM to come out with some sort of fix/PTF.
I assume the www/WSERVICE same thing, wait for IBM to come out with some
sort of fix/PTF.
That brings us to the java/poi group. If I recall correctly I put these
for various projects. Do I need to remove these folders and reinstall an
updated version?

Kerwin

On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 8:22 AM Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Its all IBM stuff. I'd wait for PTFs/fixes from them.

If you're not running any external servers (or only the IBM apache
one) I
don't think you need to worry.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 1:17 AM Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks David and thanks S.Frostie

Now, what do I do with the 41 objects found?

Samples:




/QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/19100620210614_1906/FIXPACK/plugins/org.apache.ant_1.9.6.v201510161327/lib/ant-apache-log4j.jar





/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/Express/deploytool/itp/plugins/org.apache.axis_1.4.0.v201005080400/lib/log4j.properties





/QIBM/UserData/OS/ADMININST/admin2/wlp/usr/servers/admin2/workarea/org.eclipse.osgi/234/0/.cp/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-1.2.14.jar


Gad



date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:59:02 -0600
from: David Gibbs via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Remote code execution exploit found in Log4j .....

On 12/14/21 7:01 AM, Mayer, Michael via MIDRANGE-L wrote:
Good day everyone. This was on Linkedin last night from Scott
Forstie
....

https://gist.github.com/forstie/9662d4c302f5224c66b7a4c409141a2c

One thing to keep in mind ... some vendors repackage jar's so their
product is included in a single jar, with all the required classes
included (either as classes or jar's with a special class loader).

This is going to make it very difficult to detect if the vulnerable
classes are used.

david

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