ESA-2014-074: EMC RecoverPoint Appliance Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

ESA-2014-074: EMC RecoverPoint Appliance Security Control Bypass Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2014-074

CVE Identifier: CVE-2014-2519 

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.8 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)

Affected products:   
? EMC RecoverPoint 4.1

Summary:   
EMC RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) 4.1 has the internal firewall disabled by default. 

Details:   

The firewall rule in EMC RPA 4.1 to drop incoming connections except from the ports explicitly allowed was not enabled by default. This may allow unauthenticated malicious attackers to run port scans and/or disrupt services remotely. 

Resolution:   

EMC recommends that RPA 4.1 customers apply the RPA 4.1.0.1 patch that contains the resolution to this issue. To upgrade to the 4.1.0.1 patch contact Customer Support. Alternatively, customers can apply a non-disruptive signed script to resolve this issue. Please refer to the link under ?Link to remedies? to get the script.  

Link to remedies:
http://support.emc.com/kb/189708 

EMC Product Security Response Center
security_alert@emc.com


Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

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