Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) unauthorized access

sunfire-elom-unauthorized-access (36873) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Sun Fire Server could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the network, caused by a vulnerability in the Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions to initiate network traffic and send unsolicited emails from the server.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102942 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 102942: Sun Fire X2100 M2/X2200 M2 ELOM is Vulnerable to Unauthorized Access.
  • BID-25863: Sun Fire X2100 M2 And X2200 M2 ELOM Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-5170: Unspecified vulnerability in the embedded service processor (SP) before 3.09 in Sun Fire X2100 M2 and X2200 M2 Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) allows remote attackers to send arbitrary network traffic and use ELOM as a spam proxy.
  • SA27027: Sun Fire X2100 / X2200 Embedded Lights Out Manager Security Bypass
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018756: Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Software Lets Remote Users Send SPAM via the System
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3306: Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun Fire X2100M2 Server
  • Sun Fire X2200M2 Server

Reported:

Sep 28, 2007

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