EMC Avamar ADS / AVE < 7.3.0 Hotfix 263301 PostgreSQL Command Local Privilege Escalation (ESA-2016-111)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95921

Synopsis

A backup solution running on the remote host is affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) or Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) software running on the remote host is a version prior to 7.3.0 Hotfix 263301 (7.3.0.233), or the configuration is not patched. It is, therefore, affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary PostgreSQL commands and thereby gain elevated privileged.

Solution

Upgrade to EMC Avamar ADS / AVE version 7.3.0 Hotfix 263301 (7.3.0.233) and apply the configuration changes documented in KB486276.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Oct/att-45/ESA-2016-111.txt

https://support.emc.com/kb/486276

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95921

File Name: emc_avamar_esa-2016-111.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: combined

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/16/2016

Updated: 11/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0909

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:emc:avamar_server_virtual_edition, cpe:/a:emc:avamar, cpe:/a:emc:avamar_data_store

Required KB Items: installed_sw/EMC Avamar

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0909

BID: 93788