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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2012.0804
         HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance Unauthenticated Access
                  Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
                              23 August 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance
Publisher:         Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:  Network Appliance
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Mitigation

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-166/

Comment: A patch has not been released by the vendor at this time.  AusCERT 
         recommends that network administrators restrict access to vulnerable
         systems in line with security best practice, including implementation
         of appropriate firewall rules.

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(0Day) HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance Unauthenticated Access Remote Command 
Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-12-166: August 22nd, 2012

CVSS Score
10, (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Affected Vendors
Hewlett-Packard

Affected Products
LeftHand Virtual SAN

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on 
vulnerable installations of HP LeftHand Virtual SAN Appliance. Authentication 
is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The flaw exists within the hydra component which listens by default on 
13841/tcp. The hydra daemon is responsible for management remote operations 
such as user creation, snapshots, etc. Insufficient authentication is 
performed prior to performing administrative level tasks. A remote attacker 
can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context 
of the process.

Vendor Response
Hewlett-Packard states:

This vulnerability is being disclosed publicly without a patch in accordance 
with the ZDI 180 day deadline.

Disclosure Timeline
2011-12-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2012-08-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by:
e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38

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