Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC iDRAC

Published: 2022-11-18 | Updated: 2023-09-18

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-36346 CVE-2021-3712
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	iDRAC9 Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels iDRAC8 Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels
Vendor	Dell

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) 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

iDRAC9: before 5.00.10.00

iDRAC8: before 2.80.80.80

External links

http://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191229/dsa-2021-177-dell-emc-idrac-security-update-for-multiple-security-vulnerabilities

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU56064

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3712

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No