PT-2016-4473 · Emc · Avamar Virtual Edition+2

Published 2016-09-21 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-0920

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EMC Avamar Server versions prior to 7.3.0-233

Description The issue allows local users to obtain root access via a crafted parameter to a command that is available in the sudo configuration. This is related to Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) components.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.3.0-233, update to version 7.3.0-233 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the sudo configuration to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-0920

Affected Products

Avamar Data Store

Avamar Virtual Edition

Emc Avamar Server

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0920 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0920 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036844 · Note
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31 · Note