ESA-2016-132: EMC RecoverPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities

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ESA-2016-132: EMC RecoverPoint Multiple Vulnerabilities

EMC Identifier: ESA-2016-132

CVE Identifiers: CVE-2016-6648, CVE-2016-6649
 
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: See below for individual scores. 

Affected products:

EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1

EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0


Summary: 

EMC RecoverPoint update contains fixes for multiple vulnerabilities that may 
potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
  

Details: 

EMC RecoverPoint is susceptible to the following vulnerabilities:
Sensitive information disclosure 

CVE-2016-6648

EMC RecoverPoint is affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability 
as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A 
malicious administrator with configuration privileges may access this sensitive 
system file and compromise the affected system.

CVSS v3 Score: 6.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L)
Command injection

CVE-2016-6649

EMC RecoverPoint is affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities 
where a malicious administrator with configuration privileges may bypass the 
user interface and escalate his privileges to root.

CVSS v3 Score: 6.7 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)


Resolution: 

The following EMC RecoverPoint releases contain resolutions to these 
vulnerabilities:

EMC RecoverPoint 4.4.1.1 and later

EMC RecoverPoint  5.0

EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 4.3.1.4 and later

EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 5.0


EMC recommends all customers upgrade to one of these versions at the earliest 
opportunity. Customers are strongly advised to limit administrator privileges 
to trusted users and change default passwords to minimize the risk see Security 
Configuration Guide for details.


Link to remedies:
Customers can download software from from EMC Online Support at 
https://support.emc.com/search/?text=RecoverPoint&searchLang=en_US&facetResource=DOWN


Credits:
 
EMC would like to thank the following people for reporting these 
vulnerabilities:

Mike Erman and Joshua Burbrink from Northrop Grumman
        (CVE-2016-6648)

Geoffrey Janjua, Mike Erman, Josh Burbrink, and Ryan Bland from Northrop Grumman
        (CVE-2016-6649)


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 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.
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