SB2017050408 - Privilege escalation in EMC Data Domain
Published: May 4, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050408
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4983)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.