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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1033
ESA-2015-069: EMC NetWorker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
16 April 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: EMC NetWorker
Publisher: EMC
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-0530
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ESA-2015-069: EMC NetWorker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-069
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-0530
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected products:
All versions of NetWorker prior to the following:
o EMC NetWorker 8.0.4.3
o EMC NetWorker 8.1.2.6
o EMC NetWorker 8.2.1.2
Summary:
EMC NetWorker contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may potentially be
exploited by attackers to launch arbitrary programs on the affected system.
Details:
EMC NetWorker contains a buffer overflow vulnerability due to using an unsafe
function in the nsr_render_log command-line interface utility. An attacker
could potentially exploit this vulnerability to launch arbitrary programs with
root privileges on all EMC NetWorker managed hosts.
Resolution:
The following EMC NetWorker releases contain the resolution to this issue:
EMC NetWorker 8.0.4.3 and later
EMC NetWorker 8.1.2.6 and later
EMC NetWorker 8.2.1.2 and later
EMC strongly recommends all customers to upgrade to the versions above at the
earliest opportunity.
Link to remedies:
Registered EMC Online Support customers can download patches and software from
the EMC Online Support website: https://support.emc.com
Credits:
EMC would like to thank CERT NRW for reporting this issue.
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.
EMC PRODUCT SECURITY RESPONSE CENTER
security_alert@emc.com
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