Summary
Reference
SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Potential Security Impact: Local Vulnerability
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus Data Protector. The vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
CVE References:
CVE-2019-11660
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS:
Micro Focus Data Protector versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40
CVSS Version 3.0 and Version 2.0 Base Metrics
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Reference |
V3 Vector |
V3 Base Score |
V2 Vector |
V2 Base Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CVE-2019-11660 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
8.2 |
6.6 |
RESOLUTION
Micro Focus has provided the following recommendation to resolve this vulnerability:
Please update Micro Focus Data protector to 2019.08 (A.10.50) or a higher version.
Resolution Link:
Link to download latest Data Protector Software:
https://entitlement.microfocus.com/mysoftware/index
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