EMC AutoStart 5.3 ftbackbone.exe input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in EMC AutoStart 5.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file ftbackbone.exe. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0311. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EMC AutoStart 5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file ftbackbone.exe. 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:

The Backbone service (ftbackbone.exe) in EMC AutoStart before 5.3 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted value that is dereferenced as a function pointer.

The weakness was disclosed 01/23/2009 by Manuel Santamarina Suarez (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0311 since 01/27/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48197), SecurityFocus (BID 33415†), OSVDB (51566†), Secunia (SA33667†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021636†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AutoStart 5.3

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01/23/2009 🔍
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01/26/2009 +3 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2240 days 🔍
10/26/2018 +1319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Manuel Santamarina Suarez
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46117
X-Force: 48197 - EMC AutoStart Backbone Engine code execution
SecurityFocus: 33415 - EMC AutoStart 'ftbackbone.exe' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 33667
OSVDB: 51566 - EMC AutoStart Backbone Engine (ftbackbone.exe) Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1021636

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/26/2018 08:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (55), 10/26/2018 08:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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