Vulnerability in NetApp Data ONTAP (CVE-2017-12859)
Summary
Vulnerability in NetApp Data ONTAP (CVE-2017-12859). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
NetApp Data ONTAP before 8.2.5, when operating in 7-Mode in NFS environments, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-12859 has been found in NetApp Data ONTAP.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "NetApp Data ONTAP CVE-2017-12859" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12859 (NetApp Data ONTAP) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in NetApp Data ONTAP.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of NetApp Data ONTAP.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで NetApp Data ONTAP を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch kb.netapp.com