ESA-2016-063: EMC Replication Manager and Network Module for Microsoft Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

EMC Product Security Response Center <Security_Alert@xxxxxxx> · Tue, 4 Oct 2016 13:48:22 +0000

Affected products:  
?	EMC Replication Manager versions prior to 5.5.3 on all supported OS.
?	EMC Network Module for Microsoft version 3.x
?	EMC Networker Module for Microsoft version 8.2.x

Summary:  
EMC Replication Manager (RM)is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability that may be exploited by an attacker to compromise an affected system. 
Details:  
A remote unauthenticated attacker may execute arbitrary commands on an RM Client, with high privileges, by starting a rogue RM Server that connects to the RM Client and executes the malicious script/payload that is placed in an SMB share, by the attacker, that is accessible to the RM Client.

Resolution:  
The following EMC Replication Manager and Networker Module for Microsoft releases contain a resolution to this vulnerability:
?	EMC Replication Manager version 5.5.3.0_01-PatchHotfix. 
o	Customers must upgrade from earlier versions of Replication Manager to version 5.5.3 and then apply the hotfix.
?	EMC Networker Module for Microsoft version 8.2.3.6
EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:

Customers can download patch software from EMC Online Support (http://support.emc.com):

?	EMC Replication Manager -  https://support.emc.com/downloads/1293_Replication-Manager
?	EMC Networker Module for Microsoft - https://support.emc.com/downloads/1095_NetWorker 

Credit:
EMC would like to thank Felix Wilhelm, ERNW Research for reporting this vulnerability.

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