Summary

Brocade SANnav before 2.4.0b logs the Brocade Fabric OS Switch admin password on the SANnav support save logs.

When OOM occurs on a Brocade SANnav server, the call stack trace for the Brocade switch is also collected in the heap dump file which contains this switch password in clear text. The vulnerability could allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin privilege able to access the SANnav logs or the supportsave to read the switch admin password.

Products Affected

• Brocade SANnav before 2.4.0b

Products Confirmed Not Affected

• Brocade Fabric OS
• Brocade ASCG

Solution

• Security update provided in Brocade SANnav 3.0 and 2.4.0b

Credit

The vulnerability was discovered during internal testing.

Revision History

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