Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail



Published: 2022-09-28 | Updated: 2023-09-18
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2020-12966
CVE-2021-36346
CVE-2021-36347
CVE-2021-36348
CWE-ID CWE-200
CWE-20
CWE-121
CWE-74
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU65122

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12966

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a Ciphertext side channel attack on ECC and DH operations in the Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Encrypted State (SEV-ES) and Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP). A local user with control over hypervisor can obtain sensitive data from the guest OS.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell EMC VxRail Appliance: before 7.0.350

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000196707/dsa-2022-056-dell-emc-vxrail-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU66163

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36346

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell EMC VxRail Appliance: before 7.0.350

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000196707/dsa-2022-056-dell-emc-vxrail-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66164

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36347

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. An authenticated remote user with high privileges can exploit this vulnerability to control process execution and gain access to the iDRAC operating system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell EMC VxRail Appliance: before 7.0.350

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000196707/dsa-2022-056-dell-emc-vxrail-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

EUVDB-ID: #VU66170

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36348

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in iDRAC9. A remote usee can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell EMC VxRail Appliance: before 7.0.350

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000196707/dsa-2022-056-dell-emc-vxrail-security-update-for-multiple-third-party-component-vulnerabilities


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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