EMC Data Protection Advisor up to 6.2.x DPA Application Service preScript input validation
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EMC Data Protection Advisor up to 6.2.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component DPA Application Service. The manipulation of the argument preScript
with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. Note: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability.
The bug was discovered 09/26/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2017 by rgod (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-10955 since 07/05/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 6.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0
Timeline
07/05/2017 🔍09/26/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: dellemc.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: rgod (rgod)
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-10955 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 101008 - EMC Data Protection Advisor CVE-2017-10955 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 10/20/2017 08:59Updated: 01/19/2021 09:41
Changes: 10/20/2017 08:59 (62), 11/26/2019 19:07 (4), 01/19/2021 09:41 (2)
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