CVE-2017-8023
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CVE-2017-8023 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.. EPSS estimates a 5.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
EMC NetWorker may potentially be vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the Networker Client execution service (nsrexecd) when oldauth authentication method is used. An unauthenticated remote attacker could send arbitrary commands via RPC service to be executed on the host system with the privileges of the nsrexecd service, which runs with administrative privileges.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Emc Networker | >= 8.2.0.0, < 8.2.4.11 |
| Dell | Emc Networker | >= 9.0.0.0, <= 9.0.1.9 |
| Dell | Emc Networker | >= 9.1.0.0, < 9.1.1.5 |
| Dell | Emc Networker | >= 9.2.0.0, < 9.2.1.0 |
References
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/50Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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