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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2006.0057 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux]
EMC Legato Networker nsrd.exe DoS Vulnerability
18 January 2006
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: EMC Legato NetWorker nsrd.exe
Publisher: iDEFENSE
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
IRIX
Linux variants
Mac OS X
Solaris
Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CAN-2005-3659
Original Bulletin:
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=375
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EMC Legato Networker nsrd.exe DoS Vulnerability
iDefense Security Advisory 01.17.06
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=375
January 17, 2006
I. BACKGROUND
EMC Legato NetWorker is a cross-platform backup and recovery
application.
II. DESCRIPTION
Remote exploitation of a denial of service vulnerability in EMC Corp.'s
Legato Networker allows attackers to crash the nsrd service.
The vulnerability specifically exists due to improper handling of
malformed RPC requests to RPC program number 390109. By sending such a
request, an attacker is able to cause a NULL pointer to be used as the
base in a memory reference, which leads to a crash of the service. The
daemon will crash on a NULL pointer dereference as no exception handlers
are invoked which might allow it to recover.
III. ANALYSIS
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to crash the nsrd.exe
process.
IV. DETECTION
iDefense has confirmed this vulnerability in Networker 7.2 build 172.
All previous versions are suspected vulnerable.
V. WORKAROUND
iDefense is currently unaware of any workarounds for this issue.
VI. VENDOR RESPONSE
"Complete resolutions to the vulnerabilities are available today in
NetWorker 7.1.4 and 7.3. EMC has created a hot-fix to protect against
vulnerabilities for 7.2.1 customers. No fixes are planned for previous
NetWorker releases."
"These remedies are available for download at:"
http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/011606_NW.htm
VII. CVE INFORMATION
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the
name CAN-2005-3659 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in
the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for
security problems.
VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
11/17/2005 Initial vendor notification
11/17/2005 Initial vendor response
01/17/2006 Coordinated public disclosure
IX. CREDIT
Jo Goossens is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
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Copyright © 2006 iDefense, Inc.
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There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the
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