ESA-2015-179: EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition Path Traversal Vulnerability

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ESA-2015-179: EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition Path Traversal 
Vulnerability

EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-179

CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-6852

Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.5 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Affected products:  
EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition v3.0x

Summary:  
EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition is affected by a path traversal 
vulnerability. Attackers could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access 
unauthorized information by supplying specially crafted strings in input 
parameters of the application. 

Details:  
The EMC SRS Virtual Edition provides an API that allows an authenticated user 
to read/download various component log files. A path traversal vulnerability in 
this API may potentially be exploited by an authenticated malicious user to 
read/download any file accessible to the esrsve user/group.

Resolution:  
The following EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition release contains 
resolution to this vulnerability.
?       EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition version 3.10

EMC recommends all customers upgrade to the version mentioned above at the 
earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:

Customers can download software from 
https://support.emc.com/downloads/37716_EMC-Secure-Remote-Services-Virtual-Edition

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 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.
EMC Product Security Response Center
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