What is CVE-2017-10955?

CVE-2017-10955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-10955?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor

CVE-2017-10955

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. NOTE: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor — versions 6.3.0
Emc Data_protection_advisor — versions 6.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10955?: CVE-2017-10955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-10955?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.