CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-15548

Improper Authentication

Published: Jan 05, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Avamar_serverEmc7.1-21-sp2 (including)7.1-21-sp2 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.1-145-sp1 (including)7.1-145-sp1 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.1-302 (including)7.1-302 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.1-370 (including)7.1-370 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.2-32-sp1 (including)7.2-32-sp1 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.2-309 (including)7.2-309 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.2-401 (including)7.2-401 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.3-125-sp1 (including)7.3-125-sp1 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.3-211 (including)7.3-211 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.3-226 (including)7.3-226 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.3-233 (including)7.3-233 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.4-58-sp1 (including)7.4-58-sp1 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.4-242 (including)7.4-242 (including)
Avamar_serverEmc7.5-183 (including)7.5-183 (including)
Integrated_data_protection_applianceEmc2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
NetworkerEmc9.0 (including)9.0 (including)
NetworkerEmc9.1 (including)9.1 (including)
NetworkerEmc9.2 (including)9.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References