EMC VASA Provider Virtual Appliance up to 8.3.x input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in EMC VASA Provider Virtual Appliance up to 8.3.x and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-4997. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC VASA Provider Virtual Appliance up to 8.3.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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:

EMC VASA Provider Virtual Appliance versions 8.3.x and prior has an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2017. The weakness was released 06/29/2017 by rgod with Zero Day Initiative as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-4997 since 12/29/2016. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102036 (EMC VMAX VASA Provider Virtual Appliance < 8.4.0 File Upload RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13143 (Dell EMC multiple vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102036) and SecurityFocus (BID 99169†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-114220. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 102036
Nessus Name: EMC VMAX VASA Provider Virtual Appliance < 8.4.0 File Upload RCE
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: rgod, working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (rgod)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-4997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-4997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102931
SecurityFocus: 99169 - EMC VASA Provider Virtual Appliance CVE-2017-4997 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2017 09:08
Updated: 12/30/2020 09:35
Changes: 06/30/2017 09:08 (67), 10/21/2019 11:36 (8), 12/30/2020 09:35 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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