EMC AlphaStor 3.1 Sp1 Command Line Interface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 Sp1. This affects an unknown part of the component Command Line Interface. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2158. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 Sp1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Command Line Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Command Line Interface process in the Server Agent in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TCP packets to port 41025.

The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2008 by Stephen Fewer (iDefense) with Harmony Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2158 since 05/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42669), SecurityFocus (BID 29399†), Secunia (SA30410†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020115†). The entry VDB-42571 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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MetaSploit ID: alphastor_agent.rb
MetaSploit Name: EMC AlphaStor Agent Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

05/12/2008 🔍
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05/29/2008 +2 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2482 days 🔍
09/25/2018 +1289 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Stephen Fewer (iDefense)
Organization: Harmony Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42572
X-Force: 42669 - EMC AlphaStor Command Line Interface buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 29399 - EMC AlphaStor Server Agent Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30410
SecurityTracker: 1020115
Vupen: ADV-2008-1670

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/25/2018 13:02
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (60), 09/25/2018 13:02 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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