Information disclosure in Dell EMC Avamar

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU565

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0903

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to get access to potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to authentication flaw. Representing himself as a Avamar client agent attacker can obtain target client's backup data.
Successful exploiatation of the vulnerability results in gaining access to potentially sensitive data.

Mitigation

Update to 7.3.0-223.

Vulnerable software versions

:

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.emc.com/en-us/index.htm

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.