ESA-2013-062: EMC Atmos Unauthenticated Database Access Vulnerability

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ESA-2013-062: EMC Atmos Unauthenticated Database Access Vulnerability 


EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-062


CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3279


Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)


Affected products:  

?       All versions of EMC Atmos software prior to Atmos 2.1.4, running on all 
supported hardware platforms and VE. 

Summary:  

Remote PostgreSQL database in Atmos nodes may allow remote unauthenticated 
access. 


Details:  

Atmos nodes prior to Atmos 2.1.4 allow connection to the remote PostgreSQL 
database server using a default user account with no password.  PostgreSQL 
database stores system information data used to administer Atmos nodes.  


Resolution:  

Starting in Atmos 2.1.4, PostgreSQL is configured to require a password. New 
installations and upgrades employing 2.1.4 will be configured with a password. 

EMC strongly recommends customers upgrade to Atmos 2.1.4 at the earliest 
opportunity. 


Link to remedies:

Contact EMC Customer Technical Support for information about upgrading to Atmos 
2.1.4. 


Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in 
avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If 
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software 
Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution 
emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score 
and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the 
potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EMC Corporation distributes EMC Security Advisories, in order to bring to the 
attention of users of the affected EMC products, important security 
information. EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this 
information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The 
information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. 
EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the 
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and 
non-infringement. In no event, shall EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any 
damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss 
of business profits or special damages, even if EMC or its suppliers have been 
advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the 
exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, 
so the foregoing limitation may not apply.



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