Advisory Details

April 15th, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica validateAdminConfig Remote Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-2002
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Vertica
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the validateAdminConfig handler. By providing an mcPort parameter containing command injection, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands as root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Hewlett Packard Enterprise has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c05085303
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-12-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	agix

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