EMC NetWorker < 8.0.4.4 / 8.1.x < 8.1.3.6 / 8.2.x < 8.2.2.2 / 9.0.x < 9.0.0.2 RPC Authentication DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 87309

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application installed that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of EMC NetWorker installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 8.0.4.5, 8.1.x prior to 8.1.3.6, 8.2.x prior to 8.2.2.2, or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to improper handling of malformed RPC authentication requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to crash the service.

Solution

Upgrade to EMC NetWorker 8.0.4.5 / 8.1.3.6 / 8.2.2.2 / 9.0.0.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87309

File Name: emc_networker_esa_2015_171.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/10/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:emc:networker

Required KB Items: installed_sw/EMC NetWorker

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6849

BID: 78519

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