EMC AlphaStor 3.1 Sp1 input validation

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 Sp1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

robotd in the Library Manager in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an unspecified string field in a packet to TCP port 3500.

The bug was discovered 05/27/2008. The weakness was released 05/29/2008 by Stephen Fewer with Harmony Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2157 since 05/12/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2019).

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33285 (EMC AlphaStor Library Manager Remote Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42671) and Tenable (33285). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 42572.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 33285
Nessus Name: EMC AlphaStor Library Manager Remote Code Execution
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MetaSploit ID: alphastor_devicemanager_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: EMC AlphaStor Device Manager Arbitrary Command Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Stephen Fewer
Organization: Harmony Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2157 (🔍)
X-Force: 42671
SecurityTracker: 1020116
Vulnerability Center: 18732 - EMC AlphaStor robotd Vulnerability Allows Code Execution via Malformed TCP request to port 3500, Critical
SecurityFocus: 29398 - EMC AlphaStor Library Manager 'CreateProcess()' Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 30410
OSVDB: 45715 - CVE-2008-2157 - EMC - AlphaStor - Command Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1670

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/12/2019 10:37
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (66), 08/12/2019 10:37 (14)
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