CVE-2017-8779 rpcbind Vulnerability in NetApp Products
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Advisory ID: NTAP-20180109-0001 Version: 9.0 Last updated: 01/14/2022 Status: Final. CVEs: CVE-2017-8779
Summary
Multiple NetApp products incorporate rpcbind. LIBTIRPC versions through 1.0.1 and 1.0.2-rc3, NTIRPC versions through 1.4.3, and rpcbind versions through 0.2.4 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to Denial of Service(DoS). This vulnerability is referred to as rpcbomb.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability by remote attackers could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Vulnerability Scoring Details
| CVE | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-8779 | 7.5 (HIGH) | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Exploitation and Public Announcements
NetApp is aware of public discussion of this vulnerability.
References
Affected Products
- Clustered Data ONTAP
- Data ONTAP Edge
- Management Network Switch (NetApp CN1601)
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 9.7 and above
- OnCommand Balance
- SnapProtect
- StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
- StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior)
Products Not Affected
- 7-Mode Transition Tool
- ATTO FibreBridge - 6500N
- Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
- Cloud Manager
- Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610)
- Clustered Data ONTAP Antivirus Connector
- Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
- 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 OST Plug-in (formerly AltaVault OST Plug-in)
- NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
- NetApp Manageability SDK
- NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
- NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
- NetApp SMI-S Provider
- NetApp SolidFire, Enterprise SDS & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
- NetApp Storage Encryption
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
- OnCommand Insight
- OnCommand Performance Manager (Unified Manager Performance Pkg)
- OnCommand Unified Manager for Clustered Data ONTAP
- 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
- Storage Services Connector
- System Manager 9.x
Software Versions and Fixes
NetApp's currently available patches are listed below.
| Product | First Fixed in Release |
|---|---|
| Clustered Data ONTAP |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/ontap/9.1P8/ https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/ontap/9.2/ |
| OnCommand Balance |
OnCommand Balance has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| Management Network Switch (NetApp CN1601) |
Management Network Switch (NetApp CN1601) has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/storagegrid_webscale/11.0.1/ |
| SnapProtect |
SnapProtect has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| Data ONTAP Edge |
Data ONTAP Edge has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 9.7 and above |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/vasa_cdot/7.2/ |
| StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) |
StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) has no plans to address this vulnerability. See the EOA announcement for more information. |
| NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault) |
https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/altavault_phyapp/4.3.2/ https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/altavault_ava800/4.3.2/ https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/altavault_virtualapp/4.3.2/ |
Workarounds
None at this time.
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-20180109-0001
Revision History
| Revision # | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 20180109 | Initial Public Release |
| 2.0 | 20180112 | Cluster Network Switch (NetApp CN1610) moved to Products Not Affected |
| 3.0 | 20180122 | Clustered Data ONTAP added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 4.0 | 20180405 | StorageGRID Webscale added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 5.0 | 20180717 | NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP 7.0 and above added to Software Versions and Fixes |
| 6.0 | 20180904 | Data ONTAP Edge moved to Won't Fix status |
| 7.0 | 20181211 | Element Software (formerly SolidFire Element OS) moved to Products Not Affected |
| 8.0 | 20190531 | SnapProtect moved to Won't Fix status |
| 9.0 | 20220114 | StorageGRID9 (9.x and prior) moved to Won't Fix status, Final status |
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