CVE-2017-4983 Privilege escalation in EMC Data Domain OS 5.2 through 5.7 before 5.7.3.0 and 6.0 before 6.0.1.0

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in EMC Data Domain OS to compromise the affected system.

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-2017-4983?

CVE-2017-4983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Data Domain OS 5.2 through 5.7 before 5.7.3.0 and 6.0 before 6.0.1.0, published on 4 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC Data Domain OS 5.2 through 5.7 before 5.7.3.0 and 6.0 before 6.0.1.0 is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by attackers to compromise the affected system.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4983?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Data Domain Os.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-4983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xv8-gj7v-5h3c.

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