VDB-130404 · CVE-2018-5498 · Qualys 38761

NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP up to 9.4 NFS/SMB input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 9.0/9.1/9.2/9.3/9.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component NFS/SMB. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-5498. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 9.0/9.1/9.2/9.3/9.4. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component NFS/SMB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.0 through 9.4 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) in NFS and SMB environments. Exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on affected versions of clustered Data ONTAP configured for multiprotocol access.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2019. The weakness was shared 02/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.netapp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5498 since 01/12/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38761 (NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP Denial of Service Vulnerability (NTAP-20190115-0001)).

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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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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01/12/2018 🔍
01/15/2019 +368 days 🔍
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05/07/2020 +460 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netapp.com

Advisory: security.netapp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130404

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2019 20:41
Updated: 05/07/2020 12:27
Changes: 02/02/2019 20:41 (58), 05/07/2020 12:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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