NetApp AltaVault up to 4.1 SMB access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NetApp AltaVault up to 4.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SMB Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-3998. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NetApp AltaVault up to 4.1. Affected is an unknown code block of the component SMB Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.

The bug was discovered 05/18/2016. The weakness was released 07/03/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.netapp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3998 since 04/12/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 411 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/12/2016 🔍
05/18/2016 +36 days 🔍
07/03/2017 +411 days 🔍
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07/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2019 +839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netapp.com

Advisory: kb.netapp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102996

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2017 07:58
Updated: 10/21/2019 18:49
Changes: 07/04/2017 07:58 (57), 10/21/2019 18:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:DBE:103

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