ESA-2010-007: EMC Avamar Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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ESA-2010-007: EMC Avamar Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Identifier: ESA-2010-007
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-1919

Severity Rating:  CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.1 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Affected products:
EMC Avamar version 4.1.x
EMC Avamar version 5.0

Please note EMC Avamar 5.0 SP1 is not affected by this issue.

Vulnerability Summary:
A vulnerability exists in EMC Avamar which can be exploited by an 
unauthenticated remote user to cause denial of service.

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability in EMC Avamar may allow a remote unauthenticated user to send 
a specially-crafted message over TCP to hang gsan service causing denial of 
service condition on the Avamar grid. As a result, the affected  grid would 
require a system reboot to clear the problem.

Problem Resolution:

For Avamar 4.1.x, a patch (#18975) is available to correct this issue.  Please 
contact EMC Customer Service to have this patch installed.

For Avamar 5.0, the fix is available in 5.0 SP1.  Please contact EMC Customer 
Service to request an upgrade to 5.0 SP1 or higher.

EMC strongly recommends all customers apply security patches, which contain the 
resolution to this issue, at the earliest opportunity.

For explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution 
emc218831.

Read and utilize the information in this product alert 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.

Also, refer to the release supplements for each product for information 
regarding the new Software packages, build information, and fixes that may be 
included in addition to the security vulnerability fix at Powerlink. From the 
Powerlink home page menu bar, select Home > Support > Technical Documentation 
and Advisories > Software ~ A-B ~ Documentation > Avamar

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