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SECURITY BULLETIN
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.
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.
CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference
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Base Vector
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Base Score
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CVE-2006-5750
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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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">
<attribute name="BaseDir">./deploy/management</attribute>
</mbean
3. Place comments around the block of code. This will disable the MBean.
<!-- commented out per Security Bulletin HPSBST02318 SSRT080018
mbean code="org.jboss.console.manager.DeploymentFileRepository"
name="jboss.admin:service=DeploymentFileRepository">
<attribute name="BaseDir">./deploy/management</attribute>
</mbean
-->
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
Third Party Security Patches:
Third party security patches which are to be installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy.
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* The Software Product Category that this Security Bulletin relates to is represented by the 5th and 6th characters of the Bulletin number in the title:
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GN = HP General SW
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MA = HP Management Agents
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MI = Misc. 3rd Party SW
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MP = HP MPE/iX
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NS = HP NonStop Servers
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OV = HP OpenVMS
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PI = HP Printing & Imaging
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ST = HP Storage SW
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TL = HP Trusted Linux
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TU = HP Tru64 UNIX
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UX = HP-UX
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VV = HP VirtualVault
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