CVE-2017-14380 Privilege escalation in EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, 7.1.1.x

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A malicious compliance admin can execute arbitrary shell scripts as root via maintenance scripts, escalating privileges in compliance mode.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14380?

CVE-2017-14380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, 7.1.1.x, published on 13 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In EMC Isilon OneFS 8.1.0.0, 8.0.1.0 - 8.0.1.1, 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.4, 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.5, 7.2.0.x, and 7.1.1.x, a malicious compliance admin (compadmin) account user could exploit a vulnerability in isi_get_itrace or isi_get_profile maintenance scripts to run any shell script as system root on a cluster in compliance mode. This could potentially lead to an elevation of privilege for the compadmin user and violate compliance mode.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14380?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Isilon Onefs.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-14380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vq37-fmx5-vw56.

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