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ESA-2015-115: EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (VMs) Restriction Bypass Vulnerability 

EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-115

CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-4526

Severity Rating: CVSSv2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected products:  

•  EMC RecoverPoint for VMs 4.2

Summary:  
EMC RecoverPoint for VMs 4.3 contains fixes for a restriction bypass vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. 

Details:  

EMC RecoverPoint for VMs contains a vulnerability that could potentially allow malicious users to bypass the restricted Installation Manager (Boxmgmt CLI) interface, gain shell access, and execute commands as root. 

Resolution:  
The following EMC release contains resolutions to these vulnerabilities:

•  EMC RecoverPoint for VMs 4.3

EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:

Registered EMC Online Support customers can download patches and software from https://support.emc.com.

If you have any questions, please contact EMC Support.

Credits: 

EMC would like to thank an anonymous researcher working with Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program (http://www.beyondsecurity.com/ssd.html) for reporting this issue

Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event, shall EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.


EMC Product Security Response Center
security_alert@emc.com
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