CVE-2017-8012 Denial of service in EMC ViPR SRM, EMC Storage M&R, EMC VNX M&R, EMC M&R (Watch4Net) for SAS Solution Packs
Attackers with JMX credentials can cause denial of service and create arbitrary files in EMC storage management solutions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8012?
CVE-2017-8012 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in EMC ViPR SRM, EMC Storage M&R, EMC VNX M&R, EMC M&R (Watch4Net) for SAS Solution Packs, published on 22 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In EMC ViPR SRM, Storage M&R, VNX M&R, and M&R (Watch4Net) for SAS Solution Packs, the Java Management Extensions (JMX) protocol used to communicate between components in the Alerting and/or Compliance components can be leveraged to create a denial of service (DoS) condition. Attackers with knowledge of JMX agent user credentials could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create arbitrary files on the affected system and create a DoS condition by leveraging inherent JMX protocol capabilities.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8012?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Dell Emc M\&r, Dell Emc Storage Monitoring and Reporting, Dell Emc Vipr Srm, Dell Emc Vnx Monitoring and Reporting.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-8012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EMC ViPR SRM, EMC Storage M&R, EMC VNX M&R, EMC M&R (Watch4Net) for SAS Solution Packs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rg2r-4fr3-6jvr.