Symantec Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager up to 5.1 Management Console VRTSweb.exe improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager up to 5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file VRTSweb.exe of the component Management Console. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-3027. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager up to 5.1. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part of the file VRTSweb.exe of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

VRTSweb.exe in VRTSweb in Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server (CPS) 11d, 12.0, and 12.5; Veritas NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) 6.0 GA through 6.5.5; Veritas Backup Reporter (VBR) 6.0 GA through 6.6; Veritas Storage Foundation (SF) 3.5; Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability (SFWHA) 4.3MP2, 5.0, 5.0RP1a, 5.0RP2, 5.1, and 5.1AP1; Veritas Storage Foundation for High Availability (SFHA) 3.5; Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle (SFO) 4.1, 5.0, and 5.0.1; Veritas Storage Foundation for DB2 4.1 and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation for Sybase 4.1 and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Cluster (SFRAC) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation Manager (SFM) 1.0, 1.0 MP1, 1.1, 1.1.1Ux, 1.1.1Win, and 2.0; Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Cluster Server One (VCSOne) 2.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2; Veritas Application Director (VAD) 1.1 and 1.1 Platform Expansion; Veritas Cluster Server Management Console (VCSMC) 5.1, 5.5, and 5.5.1; Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System for Oracle RAC (SFCFS RAC) 5.0; Veritas Command Central Storage (CCS) 4.x, 5.0, and 5.1; Veritas Command Central Enterprise Reporter (CC-ER) 5.0 GA, 5.0 MP1, 5.0 MP1RP1, and 5.1; Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager (CC-SCM) 5.0 and 5.1; and Veritas MicroMeasure 5.0 does not properly validate authentication requests, which allows remote attackers to trigger the unpacking of a WAR archive, and execute arbitrary code in the contained files, via crafted data to TCP port 14300.

The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2009 with TippingPoint (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3027 since 08/31/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/12/2025).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43129 (HP-UX PHCO_40518 : HP-UX Running VRTSweb, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code, Increase of Privilege (HPSBUX02480 SSRT090253 rev.1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116755 (HP-UX Running VRTSweb Remote Code Execution and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (HPSBUX02480)).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8265.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54665), Tenable (43129), SecurityFocus (BID 37012†), OSVDB (60884†) and Secunia (SA37631†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 43129
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_40518 : HP-UX Running VRTSweb, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code, Increase of Privilege (HPSBUX02480 SSRT090253 rev.1)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3027 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3027
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51117

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X-Force: 54665
SecurityFocus: 37012 - Symantec Veritas VRTSweb Incoming Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 37631 - Symantec Products Veritas VRTSweb Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 60884 - Symantec Multiple Products VRTSweb Component Crafted Request Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1023309 - Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Input Validation Flaw in VRTSweb Component Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24432 - Symantec Multiple Products VRTSweb Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via TCP Port 14300, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3467

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/12/2025 23:08
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/18/2017 09:44 (20), 08/28/2021 15:04 (3), 03/12/2025 23:08 (16)
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