ESA-2015-118: EMC Avamar Directory Traversal Vulnerability

ESA-2015-118: EMC Avamar Directory Traversal Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-118

CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-4527

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.8 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Affected products:  

• EMC Avamar Server all versions from 7.0 to 7.1.1-145 (inclusive)
• EMC Avamar Virtual Addition (AVE) all versions from 7.0 to 7.1.1-145 (inclusive)

Summary:  

EMC Avamar includes a directory traversal vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to access the data on the Avamar Server

Details:  

EMC Avamar is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability when used with Avamar Desktop/Laptop client. Attackers could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access unauthorized files on the Avamar Server by supplying specifically crafted strings in the input parameters via Avamar Desktop/Laptop client interface. The vulnerability does not allow deletion or modification of affected files and does not affect other user interfaces.

Resolution:  

The following EMC Avamar release contains resolutions to this issue:

• EMC Avamar Virtual Edition version 7.1.2
• EMC Avamar Server version 7.1.2

EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:

To schedule an upgrade and/or hotfix installation contact EMC Customer Support at https://support.emc.com.


Credits:

EMC would like to thank Kristian Erik Hermansen at Undisclosed Ventures for reporting this issue


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