JVN#52509236
HDL-A and HDL2-A Series vulnerable in session management
Overview
HDL-A and HDL2-A Series provided by I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. contain a vulnerability related to the management of sessions.
Products Affected
- HDL-A Series (includes HDL-AS, HDL-AH, HDL-A/E Series) firmware version 1.07 and earlier
- HDL2-A Series (includes HDL2-AH, HDL2-A/E Series) firmware version 1.07 and earlier
Description
HDL-A and HDL2-A Series provided by I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. are LAN connectable hard disk drives. HDL-A and HDL2-A Series contain a vulnerability related to the management of sessions.
Impact
A remote unauthenticated attacker may impersonate a user. As a result, information may be disclosed or altered.
Solution
Update the Firmware
Apply the firmware update provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Status | Last Update | Vendor Notes |
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| I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. | vulnerable | 2013/10/18 | I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. website |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2013.10.18
| Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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| Access Required | can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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| Authentication | anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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| User Interaction Required | the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file |
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| Exploit Complexity | some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls) |
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Credit
Kazuki Hirota of Keio University Keiji Takeda Research Group reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
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| CVE |
CVE-2013-4712 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2013-000095 |