HPSBGN03430 rev.3 - HP ArcSight products, Local Elevation of Privilege

  • Document ID:KM02993529
  • Creation Date:19-Oct-2017
  • Modified Date:19-Oct-2017

Summary

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with ArcSight Management Center, ArcSight Connector Appliance, ArcSight Logger, and ArcSight SmartConnectors. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow elevation of privilege. Note: The following products are not vulnerable if installed as a non-root user: ArcSight Management Center, ArcSight Connector Appliance, ArcSight Logger, and ArcSight SmartConnectors.

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: KM02993529 (c04872416)

Version: 3

HPSBGN03430 rev.3 - HP ArcSight products, Local Elevation of Privilege
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2015-11-03

Last Updated: 2016-02-05

Potential Security Impact: Local Elevation of Privilege

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with ArcSight Management Center, ArcSight Connector Appliance, ArcSight Logger, and ArcSight SmartConnectors. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow elevation of privilege.

Note: The following products are not vulnerable if installed as a non-root user: ArcSight Management Center, ArcSight Connector Appliance, ArcSight Logger, and ArcSight SmartConnectors.

References:
  • VU#842252
  • SSRT101901
  • SSRT102157
  • CVE-2015-6030

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

  • ArcSight Connector Appliance all versions
  • ArcSight Logger any version prior to 6.0P2
  • ArcSight ESM any 6.x version prior to 6.5SP1P2
  • ArcSight Connectors any version prior to 7.1.4
  • ArcSight Management Center any version prior to 2.0P2 security update 071515
  • ArcSight Express 4.0 and 4.0 Patch 1 versions

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
Reference
Base Vector
Base Score
CVE-2015-6030
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.6
Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Hubert mach and Julian Horoszkiewicz for reporting this vulnerability to CERT and to security-alert@hp.com.

RESOLUTION

HP has made the following software updates available to resolve the vulnerabilities.

The updates may be downloaded from: https://softwaresupport.hp.com/

  • ArcSight Management Center v2.0P2 security update 071515, v2.1 or later
  • ArcSight Logger v6.0P2 or later, v6.1 or later
  • ArcSight ESM v6.5SP1P2 or later, v6.8P1 or later
  • ArcSight SmartConnectors v7.1.4 or later
  • ArcSight Express Security Update January 7 2016 for AE 4.0 Patch 1

HISTORY 
Version:1 (rev.1) - 3 November 2015 Initial release 
Version:2 (rev.2) - 9 November 2015 version 2 
Version:3 (rev.3) - 5 February 2016 added ArcSight Express

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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Software Product Category: The Software Product Category is represented in the title by the two characters following HPSB.

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

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