RULE(RULE ID:321848)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2019-06-14
Rule Name: NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager snmpwalk ip Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2017-16598)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code by overwriting arbitrary files on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the org.apache.jsp.u.jsp.tools.snmpwalk.snmpwalk_005fdo_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the ip parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5138.
Impact: An attacker can abtain sensitive information of the target victim, and do malicious actions to gain profits using the information.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, Other Unix, Network Device, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Others
Reference: ZeroDayInitiative:ZDI-17-963
Solutions
The vendors have released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
http://www.netgain-systems.com