EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony up to 5.4/5.5 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony up to 5.4/5.5. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6850. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony up to 5.4/5.5. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5,5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

The weakness was released 12/28/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6850 since 09/10/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Applying the patch 5.4 SP1/5.5 SP1 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 79664†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 5.4 SP1/5.5 SP1

Timelineinfo

09/10/2015 🔍
12/23/2015 +104 days 🔍
12/28/2015 +5 days 🔍
12/28/2015 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2015 +1 days 🔍
07/01/2022 +2376 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: 135041
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-6850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79921
SecurityFocus: 79664 - EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony CVE-2015-6850 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034526

Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2015 13:20
Updated: 07/01/2022 14:56
Changes: 12/29/2015 13:20 (56), 05/25/2018 10:11 (4), 07/01/2022 14:56 (5)
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