ESA-2016-063: EMC Replication Manager and Network Module for Microsoft Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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ESA-2016-063: EMC Replication Manager and Network Module for Microsoft Remote 
Code Execution Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2016-063
CVE Identifier: CVE-2016-0913
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) 

Affected products:  
?       EMC Replication Manager versions prior to 5.5.3 on all supported OS.
?       EMC Network Module for Microsoft version 3.x
?       EMC Networker Module for Microsoft version 8.2.x

Summary:  
EMC Replication Manager (RM)is affected by a remote code execution 
vulnerability that may be exploited by an attacker to compromise an affected 
system. 
Details:  
A remote unauthenticated attacker may execute arbitrary commands on an RM 
Client, with high privileges, by starting a rogue RM Server that connects to 
the RM Client and executes the malicious script/payload that is placed in an 
SMB share, by the attacker, that is accessible to the RM Client.

Resolution:  
The following EMC Replication Manager and Networker Module for Microsoft 
releases contain a resolution to this vulnerability:
?       EMC Replication Manager version 5.5.3.0_01-PatchHotfix. 
o       Customers must upgrade from earlier versions of Replication Manager to 
version 5.5.3 and then apply the hotfix.
?       EMC Networker Module for Microsoft version 8.2.3.6
EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:

Customers can download patch software from EMC Online Support 
(http://support.emc.com):

?       EMC Replication Manager -  
https://support.emc.com/downloads/1293_Replication-Manager
?       EMC Networker Module for Microsoft - 
https://support.emc.com/downloads/1095_NetWorker 

Credit:
EMC would like to thank Felix Wilhelm, ERNW Research for reporting this 
vulnerability.


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