SB2017050408 - Privilege escalation in EMC Data Domain 



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

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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.