Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) command execution

sunfire-elom-command-execution (38149) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

An unspecified vulnerability in Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 9.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 6.9
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103127 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Sun Alert ID: 103127: Sun Fire X2100/X2200 M2 Servers ELOM Software is Vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution.
  • BID-26250: Sun Fire X2100 M2 And X2200 M2 ELOM Unspecified Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-5717: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Fire X2100 M2 and X2200 M2 Embedded Lights Out Manager (ELOM) on x86 before firmware 2.70 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root on the Service Processor (SP) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5170.
  • SA27416: Sun Fire X2100/X2200 Embedded Lights Out Manager Command Execution
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018869: Sun Fire Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Software Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3652: Sun Fire X2100/X2200 ELOM Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun Embedded Lights Out Manager
  • Sun Fire X2100M2 Server
  • Sun Fire X2200M2 Server

Reported:

Oct 29, 2007

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