EMC Avamar Data Store/Avamar Virtual Edition up to 7.3.0 PostgreSQL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition up to 7.3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component PostgreSQL. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition up to 7.3.0 (Backup Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component PostgreSQL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2016 by Geoffrey Janjua and Matteo Tarbet as esa-2016-111ESA-2016-111: EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch 7.3.0-233 Hotfix 263301 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 7.3.0-233 Hotfix 263301

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10/20/2016 🔍
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05/14/2019 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: esa-2016-111ESA-2016-111: EMC Avamar Data Store and Avamar Virtual Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Researcher: Geoffrey Janjua, Matteo Tarbet
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93014
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2016 22:06
Updated: 05/14/2019 18:12
Changes: 10/20/2016 22:06 (44), 05/14/2019 18:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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