CVE-2016-6820 Sensitive Information Disclosure in MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP

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Advisory ID: NTAP-20160816-0001 Version: 1.0 Last updated: 08/16/2016 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2016-6820

Summary

MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP discloses sensitive information in cleartext which may be viewed by an unauthenticated user. All versions of MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP prior to 1.2 are vulnerable.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized disclosure of information.

Vulnerability Scoring Details

CVE Score Vector
CVE-2016-6820 9.0 (CRITICAL) CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation and Public Announcements

NetApp is not aware of public discussion regarding this vulnerability.

Affected Products

  • MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP

Products Not Affected

  • 7-Mode Transition Tool
  • ATTO FibreBridge - 6500N
  • Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
  • Cloud Manager
  • Clustered Data ONTAP
  • Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
  • 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
  • NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
  • NetApp Manageability SDK
  • NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
  • NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp SMI-S Provider
  • NetApp Storage Encryption
  • OnCommand Insight
  • OnCommand Workflow Automation
  • Open Systems SnapVault Agent
  • Service Processor
  • Single Mailbox Recovery
  • Snap Creator Framework
  • SnapCenter
  • SnapDrive for Unix
  • SnapManager for Exchange
  • SnapManager for Hyper-V
  • SnapManager for Oracle
  • SnapManager for SAP
  • SnapManager for Sharepoint
  • Storage Services Connector
  • StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
  • StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
  • System Manager 9.x

Software Versions and Fixes

NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.


Product First Fixed in Release
MetroCluster Tiebreaker for clustered Data ONTAP http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/metrocluster_tiebreaker/1.2/

Workarounds

None.

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-20160816-0001

Revision History

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 20160816 Initial Public Release; Final status

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