SB2019093012 - Brute-force attack in Dell EMC ECS
Published: September 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019093012
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3766)
CWE-ID: CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not limit the number of authentication attempts within in a short time frame. A remote attacker can perform a password brute-force attack to gain access to the targeted accounts.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.