ESA-2013-028: EMC NetWorker Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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ESA-2013-028: EMC NetWorker Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-028

EMC Identifier: NW147983

CVE Identifier: CVE-2013- 0940

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 7.6.5.2 and prior 
EMC NetWorker version 8.0.1.3 and prior

Summary:  

A vulnerability exists in EMC NetWorker that could result in elevation of 
privileges by an unauthorized user who has access to a local file system.

Details: 

EMC NetWorker client nsrpush process, when used, may leave certain files with 
insecure permissions. This could be exploited by a local user to manipulate 
scripts and execute malicious code as the root on the local system. 

Resolution:  

The following EMC NetWorker product contains a resolution for these issues:

EMC NetWorker 7.6.5.3 and above
EMC NetWorker 8.0.1.4 and above

EMC strongly recommends that all customers upgrade to above NetWorker build.

Link to remedies:

Registered EMC Online Support customers can download software from 
support.emc.com. 
Select ?Support by Product? and type ?NetWorker?. From this page select 
?Downloads?, ?Documentation? or ?Advisories? as required.

Credits:

EMC would like to thank Stefan Wuensch of Harvard University for reporting this 
issue.
 
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avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If 
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software 
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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 
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