EMC Smarts Network Configuration Manager versions prior to 9.1 suffer from hard-coded encryption key and unauthenticated database connection vulnerabilities.
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ESA-2012-057: EMC Smarts Network Configuration Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities
EMC Identifier: ESA-2012-057
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-4614
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-4615
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: See below for individual scores
Affected Products:
EMC SW: EMC Smarts Network Configuration Manager (NCM) all versions prior 9.1
Vulnerability Summary:
EMC Smarts NCM versions prior 9.1 contain multiple security vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Vulnerability Details:
Hard-coded encryption key is used when storing credentials (CVE-2012-4615)
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.6 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
NCM database by default allows unauthenticated connection (CVE-2012-4614)
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Problem Resolution:
EMC Smarts NCM 9.1 contains the resolution to these issues. EMC strongly recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity and follow steps described in release notes to further secure NCM deployments.
This release also includes security updates for Apache Tomcat and JBOSS that are shipped with the product.
Link to Remedies:
Registered EMC Online Support customers can download software from support.emc.com by navigating to:
https://support.emc.com/products/6259_Smarts-Network-Configuration-Manager/Downloads/
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