ESA-2011-013: EMC NetWorker arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges vulnerability

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ESA-2011-013: EMC NetWorker arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges 
vulnerability.

EMC Identifier: ESA-2011-013

CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-1421

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected products:

EMC SW:  EMC NetWorker 7.5.x
EMC SW:  EMC NetWorker 7.6.x

Vulnerability Summary: 
  
EMC NetWorker contains a potential security vulnerability that can be exploited 
to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on the affected system. 

ulnerability Details: 
  
Unspecified file in EMC NetWorker contains incorrect permissions. This can 
potentially be exploited in certain conditions by an authenticated user to 
execute malicious code in the context of privileged user on the affected 
system. The vulnerability only exists for environments that are utilizing 
client push. 

Problem Resolution: 
  
The following EMC NetWorker products contain resolution to this issue: 
 
EMC NetWorker 7.6.1.5 and later cumulative build. For details regarding all 
fixes included in this build, refer to the NetWorker 7.6 Cumulative Hotfixes 
document on <A href="http://powerlink.emc.com/";>Powerlink</A>. Home > Products 
> Software E-O > NetWorker > Key Enhancements/Support Notes > NetWorker 7.6. 

EMC NetWorker 7.5.4.3 and later cumulative build. For details regarding all 
fixes included in this build refer to the NetWorker 7.5 Cumulative Hotfixes 
document on <A href="http://powerlink.emc.com/";>Powerlink</A>. Home > Products 
> Software E-O > NetWorker > Key Enhancements/Support Notes > NetWorker 7.5.  

EMC strongly recommends, at the earliest opportunity, all customers apply the 
patch or upgrade to the latest version of the product which contains the 
resolution to this issue. 

Link to remedies: 
Registered EMC Powerlink customers can download software from Powerlink. 

For EMC NetWorker Software, navigate in Powerlink to Home > Support > Technical 
Documentation and Advisories > Software J-O Documentation > NetWorker Family > 
NetWorker and select the applicable NetWorker version. 

Because the view is restricted based on customer agreements, you may not have 
permission to view certain downloads. Should you not see a software download 
you believe you should have access to, follow the instructions in EMC 
Knowledgebase solution emc116045.

Credits: EMC would like to thank Stefan Wuensch of Harvard University for 
reporting this issue.

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 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@xxxxxxx
http://www.emc.com/contact-us/contact/product-security-response-center.htm


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