ZDI-08-076: EMC Control Center SAN Manager SST_SENDFILE Remote File
Retrieval Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-076
November 20, 2008
-- Affected Vendors:
EMC
-- Affected Products:
EMC ControlCenter SAN Manager
-- Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files
on systems with vulnerable installations of EMC Control Center SAN
Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists in the SAN Manager Master Agent service
(msragent.exe) which listens by default on TCP port 10444. While
processing SST_SENDFILE requests the service does not validate the
requestor allowing any remote attacker to download arbitrary files.
-- Vendor Response:
EMC states:
For ControlCenter 5.2 SP5 Software navigate in Powerink to the following
location:
Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads C > ControlCenter
v 5.x > 5.2 SP5 Patch 4433
For ControlCenter 6.0 Software navigate in Powerlink to the following
location:
Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads C > ControlCenter
v 6.x > 6.0 Patch 4434
-- Disclosure Timeline:
2008-11-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2008-11-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
-- Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
* Anonymous
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