Apache Commons Collections Java Library Vulnerability

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Apache Commons Collections Java Library Vulnerability [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/11/13/Apache-Commons-Collections-Java-Library-Vulnerability ] 
11/13/2015 03:16 PM EST 
Original release date: November 13, 2015

US-CERT is aware of a deserialization vulnerability in the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) Java library. Java 
applications that either directly use ACC, or contain ACC in their classpath, may be vulnerable to arbitrary code 
execution.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Vulnerability Note VU#576313 [ 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576313 ] for more information and apply the necessary mitigations.

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