ESA-2012-009: EMC Documentum Content Server privilege elevation vulnerability

[<Security_Alert@xxxxxxx>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

ESA-2012-009: EMC Documentum Content Server privilege elevation vulnerability. 

EMC Identifier: ESA-2012-009 
EMC Identifier: CS-16072 
EMC Identifier: CS-16073 

CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-4144 

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

Affected prodcuts: 
EMC Documentum Content Server 6.0 
EMC Documentum Content Server 6.5 
EMC Documentum Content Server 6.6 

Vulnerability Summary: 
EMC Documentum Content Server contains a privilege elevation vulnerability that 
may allow an unauthorized user to obtain highest administrative privileges on 
the system.
 
Vulnerability Details: 
EMC Documentum Content Server contains a security vulnerability that may allow 
a system administrator to elevate their or other users? privileges to highest 
super user privileges without appropriate authorization. Refer to EMC 
Documentum Content Server documentation for information on Documentum Content 
Server user and group privileges.
 
Resolution:

The following EMC Documentum Content Serve products contain resolutions to this 
issue:

EMC Documentum Content Server 6.5 SP2 P02 and later 
EMC Documentum Content Server 6.5 SP3 P02 and later 
EMC Documentum Content Server 6.6 P02 and later 

EMC strongly recommends all customers upgrade or install identified patches at 
the earliest opportunity.

Notes:  EMC Documentum Content Server 6.7 and later is not affected by this 
issue.

Link to remedies:

Registered EMC Powerlink customers can download software from Powerlink: 
https://emc.subscribenet.com/control/dctm/product?plneID=3895. Download the 
appropriate version for your needs. Instructions for application and 
installation are included in the software download readme files or patch 
release notes. 

Credits: 
EMC would like to thank Yuri Simione for reporting this issue.
 
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. 
Notes:  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. 
Notes:  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

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin)

iEYEARECAAYFAk8pXeEACgkQtjd2rKp+ALw9YQCfSw618BaZVpoKPzDB6suTV7sQ
MmQAoMM53n9+Gd4NLlSiIivnZELGGAq5
=W/8g
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----