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Note: the current version of the following document is available here:
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05382349

SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c05382349
Version: 1

HPESBMU03701 rev.1 - HPE Smart Storage Administrator, Remote Arbitrary Code
Execution

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as
soon as possible.

Release Date: 2017-01-30
Last Updated: 2017-01-30

Potential Security Impact: Remote: Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential vulnerability has been identified in HPE Smart Storage
Administrator. The vulnerability could remotely be exploited to allow
execution of arbitrary code.

References:

  - CVE-2016-8523

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

  - HP Smart Storage Administrator before v2.60.18.0

BACKGROUND

  CVSS Base Metrics
  =================
  Reference, CVSS V3 Score/Vector, CVSS V2 Score/Vector

    CVE-2016-8523
      8.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
      9.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

    Information on CVSS is documented in
    HPE Customer Notice HPSN-2008-002 here:

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01345499

Acknowledgement: The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Nicolas Mattiocco for
reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hpe.com.

RESOLUTION

HPE has provided the following update to resolve the vulnerability:

  * HPE Smart Storage Administrator  2.60.18.0 or subsequent:  
  
    *
<https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_ebacd285e9d3
7549d085afe37>

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 31 January 2017 Initial release

Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches that are to be
installed on systems running Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) software
products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management
policy.

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Bulletin, contact normal HPE Services support channel. For other issues about
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  Email: security-alert@hpe.com

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the title by the two characters following HPSB.

3C = 3COM
3P = 3rd Party Software
GN = HPE General Software
HF = HPE Hardware and Firmware
MU = Multi-Platform Software
NS = NonStop Servers
OV = OpenVMS
PV = ProCurve
ST = Storage Software
UX = HP-UX

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