#VU758 Arbitrary code execution in Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance and VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager - CVE-2016-6646 

 

#VU758 Arbitrary code execution in Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance and VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager - CVE-2016-6646

Published: October 4, 2016 / Updated: October 5, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU758
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6646
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance
VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager
Software vendor:
Dell

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness is caused by insufficient input validation. By uploading specially crafted data to the GetSymmCmdRequest or RemoteServiceHandler class atackers can execute arbitary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Update to version 8.3.0.

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