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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.1307
SSRT080134 rev.2 - HP StorageWorks Remote Management Interface (RMI) for
MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders, Denial of Service (DoS)
21 September 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: HP StorageWorks Remote Management Interface
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard
Operating System: HP-UX
Windows
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-2680
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c01868405
Version: 2
HPSBST02459 SSRT080134 rev.2 - HP StorageWorks Remote Management Interface
(RMI) for MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloaders, Denial of Service
(DoS)
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Release Date: 2009-09-15
Last Updated: 2009-09-15
Potential Security Impact: Denial of Service (DoS)
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified on the HP StorageWorks
Remote Management Interface (RMI) for MSL Tape Libraries and 1/8 G2 Tape
Autoloaders. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to create a Denial
of Service (DoS).
References: CVE-2009-2680
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader firmware v 2.30 and earlier
HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Library firmware v 4.20 and earlier
HP StorageWorks MSL4048 Tape Library firmware v 6.50 and earlier
HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Library firmware v 8.90 and earlier
BACKGROUND
CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference Base Vector Base Score
CVE-2009-2680 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) 8.5
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Information on CVSS is documented
in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002
The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Alexander Polyakov at the Digital Security
Research Group for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hp.com.
RESOLUTION
HP has released the following firmware updates to resolve the vulnerability.
To obtain HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader, MSL2024, MSL4048, and
MSL8096 library firmware files, follow these steps:
Go to http://www.hp.com/support/storage
Select the appropriate product from the list and follow the instructions from
the web page.
Note : In case of problems finding the appropriate product or firmware, use
the Product Search function from http://www.hp.com/support/downloads
Alternatively, firmware files are available through the HP StorageWorks
Library and Tape Tools diagnostic: http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools
Product
Firmware Version
HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader
firmware v 2.50 or later
HP StorageWorks MSL2024 Tape Library
firmware v 4.40 or later
HP StorageWorks MSL4048 Tape Library
firmware v 6.70 or later
HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Library
firmware v 9.10 or later
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Once the firmware update download has started, do not power-off the unit or
interrupt the firmware download process until the firmware download is
complete. Doing so could leave the product in a non-usable state.
HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 14 September 2009 Initial release
Version:2 (rev.2) - 15 September 2009 Added CVE numbers assigned to this issue.
Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be
installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in
accordance with the customer's patch management policy.
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