Summary

A flaw was discovered in the server certificate verification code used in clustered Data ONTAP version 8.3.1, making it susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack under certain circumstances. Previous versions of clustered Data ONTAP are not impacted. Users are encouraged to upgrade to version 8.3.2 to resolve this vulnerability.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability Scoring Details

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is not aware of public discussion regarding this vulnerability.

References

• https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-1563

Affected Products

• Clustered Data ONTAP

Products Not Affected

• 7-Mode Transition Tool
• ATTO FibreBridge
• Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
• Brocade Network Advisor Software
• Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
• Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
• E-Series SANtricity Management Plug-ins (VMware vCenter)
• E-Series SANtricity Storage Manager
• E-Series SANtricity Web Services (REST API) for Web Services Proxy
• FAS/AFF BIOS
• Host Utilities - SAN for Linux
• Host Utilities - SAN for Windows
• MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP
• NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
• NetApp Manageability SDK
• NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
• NetApp Plug-in for Symantec NetBackup
• NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
• NetApp SMI-S Provider
• NetApp Storage Encryption
• NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.2 and above
• OnCommand API Services
• OnCommand Cloud Manager
• OnCommand Insight
• OnCommand System Manager 9.x
• OnCommand Unified Manager for 7-Mode (core package)
• OnCommand Workflow Automation
• Open Systems SnapVault Agent
• RAID Controller CTS2600 Legacy Engenio
• Service Processor
• Single Mailbox Recovery
• Snap Creator Framework
• SnapCenter
• SnapDrive for Unix
• SnapDrive for Windows
• SnapManager for Exchange
• SnapManager for Hyper-V
• SnapManager for MS SQL
• SnapManager for Oracle
• SnapManager for SAP
• SnapManager for Sharepoint
• Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above
• Storage Services Connector
• StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
• StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
• System Setup
• Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere 7.2 and above

Software Versions and Fixes

NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.

Workarounds

This vulnerability may be mitigated by restricting the management ports of clustered Data ONTAP to a trusted, isolated network. Please contact NetApp Support for any technical assistance.

Obtaining Software Fixes

Software fixes will be made available through the NetApp Support website in the Software Download section.

https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/downloads/

Customers who do not have access to the Support website should contact Technical Support at the number below to obtain the patches.

Contact Information

Check http://mysupport.netapp.com for further updates.
For questions, contact NetApp at:

Technical Support
mysupport.netapp.com
1 888 4 NETAPP (1 888 463 8277) (U.S. and Canada)
+00 800 44 638277 (EMEA/Europe)
+800 800 80 800 (Asia/Pacific)

Status of This Notice

Final.

This advisory should be considered the single source of current, up-to-date, authorized and accurate information from NetApp regarding Full Support products and versions.

This advisory is posted at the following link:
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/NTAP-20160310-0002

Revision History