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ESB-2012.0500 - ALERT [Win][OSX] Seagate BlackArmor: Administrator compromise - Remote/unauthenticated

Date: 29 May 2012

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2012.0500
Seagate BlackArmor device static administrator password reset vulnerability
                                29 May 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Seagate BlackArmor
Publisher:         US-CERT
Operating System:  Windows
                   Mac OS X
Impact/Access:     Administrator Compromise -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Mitigation
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-2568  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515283

Comment: A vendor update is not currently available to correct this issue, 
         therefore it is recommended that administrators restrict network
         access to these devices to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Vulnerability Note VU#515283
Seagate BlackArmor device static administrator password reset vulnerability

Original Release date: 23 May 2012 | Last revised: 23 May 2012

The Seagate BlackArmor network attached storage device contains a static 
administrator password reset vulnerability.

Description

The Seagate BlackArmor network attached storage device contain a static php 
file used to reset the administrator password. A remote unauthenticated 
attacker with access to the device's management web server can directly access 
the webpage, http://DevicesIpAddress/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e.php and 
reset the administrator password.

Impact

A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to reset the administrator
password of the device.

Solution

We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem.

Restrict network access

Restrict network access to the Seagate BlackArmor network attached storage 
devices system web interface and other devices using open protocols like HTTP.

Vendor Information (Learn More)
Vendor			Status		Date Notified	Date Updated
Seagate Technology LLC	Affected	07 Mar 2012	23 May 2012
If you are a vendor and your product is affected, let us know.

CVSS Metrics (Learn More)
Group 		Score 	Vector
Base 		7.5 	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal 	5.8 	E:POC/RL:W/RC:UC
Environmental 	1.6 	CDP:L/TD:L/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

References

    http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/network_storage/blackarmor/

Credit

Thanks to Jason Ellison for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Michael Orlando.

Other Information

    CVE IDs: CVE-2012-2568
    Date Public: 23 May 2012
    Date First Published: 23 May 2012
    Date Last Updated: 23 May 2012
    Document Revision: 20

Feedback

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this 
vulnerability, please send us email.

This product is provided subject to the Notification as indicated here: 
http://www.us-cert.gov/legal.html#notify

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