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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.1545
ESA-2013-072: EMC NetWorker Information Disclosure Vulnerability
30 October 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: EMC NetWorker
Publisher: EMC
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
VMware ESX Server
Xen
Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-3285
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ESA-2013-072: EMC NetWorker Information Disclosure Vulnerability
EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-072
EMC Identifier: NW152441
CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3285
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected products:
EMC NetWorker version 8.0.x
Summary:
A vulnerability exists in EMC NetWorker that could allow exposure of sensitive
information under specific circumstances.
Details:
When the NetWorker Management Console (NMC) is configured to use
Active Directory/LDAP for user authentication through NMC administration GUI,
an authenticated user may be able to see the AD/LDAP administrator password in
clear text within certain NMC audit reports or by querying the NetWorker RAP
resource.
Resolution:
To address this issue, customers must perform the following steps
1. Upgrade the NetWorker server and NMC server software to the following
versions:
- EMC NetWorker 8.0.2.3 and above
- EMC NetWorker 8.1 and above
2. Change existing Active Directory/LDAP Administrator password to
mitigate the exposure.
Link to remedies:
Registered EMC Online Support customers can download software from
support.emc.com.
Select "Support by Product" and type "NetWorker"(Direct link NetWorker).
- From this page select "Downloads', "Documentation" or "Advisories" as required.
Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in
avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software
Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution
emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score
and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the
potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.
EMC Corporation distributes EMC Security Advisories, in order to bring to the
attention of users of the affected EMC products, important security
information. EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this
information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The
information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and
non-infringement. In no event, shall EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any
damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss
of business profits or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers have been
advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the
exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages,
so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
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