Advisory Details

May 7th, 2015

EMC AutoStart ftAgent Multiple Opcode SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-0538
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	EMC
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	AutoStart
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['19713']. 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 EMC AutoStart. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, but can be easily bypassed. The specific flaw exists within ftAgent.exe which listens on TCP port 8045, when handling numerous opcodes. The vulnerability is caused by lack of input validation before using a remotely supplied string to construct SQL queries. By sending a crafted request to a vulnerable system, a remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	EMC has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/May/att-25/ESA-2015-084.txt
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-04-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-05-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Brian Gorenc of HP's Zero Day Initiative

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