PT-2015-7390 · Emc · Emc Vplex Geosynchrony

Published 2015-12-28 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2015-6850

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony versions 5.4 SP1 before P3 EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony versions 5.5 before Patch 1

Description The issue concerns a default password for the root account, allowing local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.

Recommendations For versions 5.4 SP1 before P3, update to at least P3 to resolve the issue. For versions 5.5 before Patch 1, apply Patch 1 to fix the problem. As a temporary workaround, consider changing the default password for the root account to prevent unauthorized access.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-6850

Affected Products

Emc Vplex Geosynchrony

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6850 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034526 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/79664 · Note
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129 · Note