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NTAP-20190802-0003 — CVE-2019-5500 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in the NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller
Published 2019-08-02 · Updated 2019-11-05 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: HIGH 7.5 · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product
Product family: Baseboard management controllers · Other NetApp products | other NetApp product | highest CVSS: 7.5
CVEs in this advisory
- CVE-2019-5500 — HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · site index
What the CVE records say
CVE-2019-5500 — Certain versions of the NetApp Service Processor and Baseboard Management Controller firmware allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) on Storage Systems containing affected Service Processor or Baseboard Management Controller firmware. <br><br> Affected Platforms: FAS26x0, FAS27x0, FAS8200 or AFF C190, AFF A200, AFF A220, AFF A300 <br><br> The vulnerability is addressed by applying patched Service Processor or BMC firmware. An ONTAP update is not required. <br><br> While the Service Processor and BMC firmware updates require a reboot of the Service Processor or BMC, the process is non-disruptive to ONTAP.
Affected products
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A320/C190/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750/A800
- Service Processor
Official fixes
- Service Processor — vendor fix ↗
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A320/C190/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750/A800 — vendor fix ↗
References
- https://kb.netapp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1088404 ↗
- http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1083414 ↗
- http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1217187 ↗
- http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1226558 ↗
- http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1243613 ↗
- http://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/cgi-bin/bol?Type=Detail&Display=1245265 ↗
What to do
- Compare your installed product and version against the affected list above and the official advisory's affected-versions table.
- Apply the fixed release named in the official advisory, or the documented workaround if no fix ships yet.
- Limit management-plane exposure (BMC/management interfaces, web UIs, SNMP) until patched.
- Track follow-ups in the site CVE index and the security RSS feed.
Related reading
- Site CVE index — every CVE we track, split by year
- Security hub — recent NetApp advisories and what changed
- Security hardening baseline — applies to NetApp management planes generally
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2019