ESA-2011-004: EMC Replication Manager remote code execution vulnerability

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ESA-2011-004: EMC Replication Manager remote code execution vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2011-004
CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-0647

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected products:
EMC Replication Manager earlier than 5.3
EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications 2.1.x (contains EMC
Replication Manager)
EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications 2.2.x (contains EMC
Replication Manager)

Vulnerability Summary:
A vulnerability exists in EMC Replication Manager which may allow arbitrary
code execution on vulnerable installations of the EMC Replication Manager.

Vulnerability Details:
EMC Replication Manager contains a potential vulnerability that may allow
remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable
installations of the EMC Replication Manager.

Problem Resolution:
The following EMC products contain resolutions to this issue:

EMC Replication Manager 5.3 and later

EMC strongly recommends that all customers upgrade to latest version of the
products, which contain the resolution to this issue, at the earliest
opportunity.

Note on timing of this announcement:

EMC developed a fix for this vulnerability which was released in Q3 2010 as
part of a regular RM release 5.3. Because Networker Module for Microsoft
NMM) embeds RM code, NMM users were also determined to be vulnerable. NMM
will be releasing a fix for this vulnerability later this quarter (Q1 2011),
which will resolve the issue. To protect NMM users, EMC chose to not
announce the RM fix until now. EMC is now announcing in synchronization with
public disclosure by ZDI. EMC is unaware of any known exploits of this
vulnerability.

Link to remedies:

Registered EMC Powerlink customers can download software from Powerlink.

For Replication Manager Software, navigate in Powerlink to Home > Support >
Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads P-R > Replication Manager.

Because the view is restricted based on customer agreements, you may not
have permission to view certain downloads. Should you not see a software
download you believe you should have access to, follow the instructions in
EMC Knowledgebase solution emc116045.

For explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution
emc218831. EMC recommends that all customers take into account both the base
score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores, which may impact
the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

Credits:
EMC would like to thank an anonymous researcher working with TippingPoint's
Zero Day Initiative (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com) for reporting this
issue.

EMC Corporation distributes EMC Security Advisories in order to bring to the
attention of users of the affected EMC products important security
information. EMC recommends all users determine the applicability of this
information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The
information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any
kind. EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and
non-infringement. In no event shall EMC or its suppliers be liable for any
damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential,
loss of business profits or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers
have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or
incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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