Privilege escalation in EMC Data Domain

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU12106

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4983

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can obtain the Security Office (SO) user's public key and use the key to login with SO privileges.

Mitigation

Update to versions 5.7.3 or 6.0.1.

Vulnerable software versions

EMC Data Domain: 5.2 - 6.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_domain:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_domain:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_domain:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038404

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.