Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Atmos

Published: 2022-11-09

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2016-8610 CVE-2017-15671
CWE-ID	CWE-388 CWE-401
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	EMC Atmos Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU1083

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8610

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to exhaust memory on the target system.
The weakness is due to improper handling of certain packets by the ssl3_read_bytes() function in 'ssl/s3_pkt.c.
By sending a flood of SSL3_AL_WARNING alerts during the SSL handshake, a remote attacker can consume excessive CPU resources that may lead to OpenSSL library being unavailable.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

EMC Atmos: before 2.4.3 HF505

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000153848/dsa-2019-064-dell-emc-atmos-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-embedded-components

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU11545