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INFORMATION BULLETIN
HP Storage Essentials Software Vulnerability
[Hewlett-Packard HPSBST02318 SSRT080018 rev. 1]
April 9, 2008 21:00 GMT Number S-260
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PROBLEM: A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP
Storage Essentials Software.
PLATFORM: HP Storage Essentials Management Server
DAMAGE: Remote unauthorized access to data.
SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version.
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VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. The vulnerability could be exploited remotely
ASSESSMENT: to gain unauthorized access to data.
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CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: 6.5
TEMPORAL SCORE: 5.6
VECTOR: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:TF/RC:C)
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LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-260.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Visit Hewlett-Packard Subscription Service for:
HPSBST02318 SSRT080018 rev. 1
CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CVE-2006-5750
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c01390402
Version: 1
HPSBST02318 SSRT080018 rev.1 - HP Storage Essentials Software, Remote Unauthorized Access to Data
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Last Updated: 2008-04-08
Potential Security Impact: Remote unauthorized access to data
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Storage Essentials Software.
The vulnerability could be exploited remotely to gain unauthorized access to data.
References: CVE-2006-5750, IEV-24988
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP Storage Essentials management server software running on all supported platforms.
BACKGROUND
CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference Base Vector Base Score
CVE-2006-5750 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) 6.4
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Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002.
Note: This security vulnerability may also exist on other management server software based
on HP Storage Essentials available from other software providers. Please contact the
appropriate support provider for information.
RESOLUTION
Until updates are available the following manual procedure will resolve the vulnerability.
1. On the HP Storage Essentials management server, edit the jboss-service.xml file in the
following directory:
For Windows platform - INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY\JBossandJetty\server\appiq\deploy\management
\console-mgr.sar\META-INF
For other platforms - INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY/JBossandJetty/server/appiq/deploy/management
/console-mgr.sar/META-INF
where the HP Storage Essentials management server software is installed in the
INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY.
2. Locate the following block of code:
mbean code="org.jboss.console.manager.DeploymentFileRepository"
name="jboss.admin:service=DeploymentFileRepository">
./deploy/management
./deploy/management
Note: Disabling the MBean does not change the normal functionality of the management server.
4. Save the jboss-service.xml file
5. Restart the management server service or reboot the management server.
Note: The vulnerability will be resolved in HP Storage Essentials Software 5.1.0 SP5 and
6.0.0 SP1. This Security Bulletin will be revised when those software updates are
available.
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
None
HISTORY
Version: 1 (rev.1) - 8 April 2008 Initial release
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information contained in this bulletin.
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