[security bulletin] HPESBHF03704 rev.1 - HPE OfficeConnect Network Switches, Local Unauthorized Data Modification

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c05388948
Version: 1

HPESBHF03704 rev.1 - HPE OfficeConnect Network Switches, Local Unauthorized
Data Modification

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2017-02-10
Last Updated: 2017-02-10

Potential Security Impact: Local: Unauthorized Data Modification

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE OfficeConnect
Network Switches. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow
unauthorized data modification.

References:

  - CVE-2017-5786 - Local Unauthorized Data Modification

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 8G Switch J9979A - all software versions prior to
PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01
  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 24G PoE+ (185W) Switch J9983A - all software
versions prior to PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01
  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 24G Switch J9980A - all software versions prior to
PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01
  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 48G PoE+ (370W) Switch J9984A - all software
versions prior to PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01
  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 48G Switch J9981A - all software versions prior to
PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01
  - HPE OfficeConnect 1820 8G PoE+ (65W) Switch J9982A - all software
versions prior to PT.02.01 including: PT.01.03 through PT.02.01

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector

    CVE-2017-5786
      4.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
      2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

    Information on CVSS is documented in
    HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here:

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01345499

The Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company thanks Pekka Jrvinen (raspi) for
reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hpe.com

RESOLUTION

HPE has made the following software update available to resolve the
vulnerability in the impacted versions of HPE OfficeConnect Network Switch.

Please install version PT.02.01 from the following location:
<http://www.hpe.com/networking/support>

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 10 February 2017 Initial release

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