Advisory Details

January 20th, 2017

Brocade Network Advisor FileReceiveServlet Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-8204
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Brocade
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Network Advisor
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['25383']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Brocade Network Advisor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FileReceiveServlet servlet. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Brocade has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2016-012.pdf
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-10-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-01-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	rgod

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