SB2015122804 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Dell VPLEX GeoSynchrony



SB2015122804 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Dell VPLEX GeoSynchrony

Published: December 28, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015122804
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6850)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.