ESA-2017-003: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Multiple Vulnerabilities

ESA-2017-003: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Multiple Vulnerabilities

EMC Identifier: ESA-2017-003
CVE Identifier: CVE-2017-2767, CVE-2017-2768
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: See below for scores

Affected products:  
EMC Software: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 9.3.x
EMC Software: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 9.4.0.x
EMC Software: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 9.4.1.x
EMC Software: EMC Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 9.4.2.x

Summary:  
EMC Network Configuration Manager contains multiple security vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. 

Details:  
EMC Network Configuration Manager is affected by the below vulnerabilities:

• Java RMI Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-2767)
In EMC Network Configuration Manager there are several Java RMI Registry ports that are deployed without authentication. This could potentially allow remote unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the Java process and execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

• Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-2768)
A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially be able to bypass Firewall restrictions implemented in EMC Network Configuration Manager by starting a rogue Zebedee client that connects to a Zebedee Server residing behind the firewall and may potentially be able to run malicious commands on service ports that do not provide authentication. 

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)


Resolution:  
The following EMC Network Configuration Manager releases contain resolutions to these vulnerabilities:
• EMC Network Configuration Manager 9.4.1 Patch 20
EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:
Customers can download software from https://support.emc.com/products/31946_Service-Assurance-Suite
Credit:
EMC would like to thank Lukasz Plonka for reporting these issues.

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