ESA-2013-089: EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

[Security Alert <Security_Alert@xxxxxxx>]

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

ESA-2013-089: EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Remote Code 
Execution Vulnerabilities  


EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-089


CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-6810


Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)


Affected products:  

?       EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) 11.2.1, 12.0.1 
and 12.0.3


Summary:  

EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) Server may be 
vulnerable to remote code execution attacks. 


Details:  

EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) contains 
vulnerabilities through the servlets which it uses to transfer different types 
of files for managing firmware on different types of devices. Using these 
servlets, remote unauthenticated attackers could read and place files from/on 
the CMCNE server and execute them. 

Reference: Brocade Technical Support Bulletin TSB 2013-176-A (available at 
my.brocade.com).


Resolution:  

The following products contain the resolution to these issues:
?       EMC  Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) 12.1.2 or 
higher 


EMC strongly recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. As  
a security best practice, customers are strongly advised to isolate the CMCNE 
server from external networks using VLANs and/or firewall rules only allowing 
authorized administrators to interact with the CMCNE server.

Link to remedies:

EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) 12.1.2 downloads and 
documentation can be found at EMC Online Support:
https://support.emc.com/products/23304_Connectrix-Manager-Converged-Network-Edition
https://support.emc.com/downloads/120_Connectrix


Credits: 

EMC would like to thank Andrea Micalizzi (aka rgod) working with Zero Day 
Initiative (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com) for reporting these issues.


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.



-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (Cygwin)

iEYEARECAAYFAlKotxgACgkQtjd2rKp+ALxWxACgtblAgf0oDLvWhBTFo3/3yqRP
wf0AoMXl/23SLWICh9zFAhIFCwith7YZ
=ABCO
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----