Title: EMC AutoStart 'ftbackbone.exe' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
EMC AutoStart allows automatic application recovery within a short period of time.
The application is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability in the 'ftbackbone.exe' service listening on TCP port 8042 by default. Specifically, the vulnerability occurs when handling packets containing a malformed DWORD value.
Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.
Affected Products:
- EMC AutoStart 5.3
- EMC AutoStart 5.3 SP1
References:
- EMC: AutoStart Homepage
- EMC: EMC AutoStart Backbone Engine Trusted Pointer Code Execution Vulnerability
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