ESA-2013-074: EMC Unisphere for VMAX Information Disclosure Vulnerability
EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-074
CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3287
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.6 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected products
EMC Unisphere for VMAX versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.5, 1.6.
Summary:
Certain debug configuration changes performed by an authorized user for LDAP environments may cause the LDAP bind password to be displayed in clear text on the console output.
Details:
For LDAP environments, occasionally higher level of LDAP debug logging may need to be enabled to assist in troubleshooting authorization issues involving LDAP groups. Enabling higher level of debug logging in LDAP configurations causes the LDAP bind password to be displayed in clear text on the console.
Resolution:
The following EMC products contain resolution to this issue:
EMC Unisphere for VMAX version 1.6.1.6
EMC strongly recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. Customers are also advised to change existing LDAP bind password to fully mitigate the exposure.
Link to remedies:
Customers can download software from Support Zone.
Select Support by Product and type Unisphere for VMAX (https://support.emc.com). From this page select Downloads, Documentation or Advisories as required.
Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.
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