Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell NetWorker vProxy
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 15 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-42011 CVE-2022-43680 CVE-2021-20271 CVE-2021-20266 CVE-2021-3421 CVE-2022-2929 CVE-2022-2928 CVE-2022-42012 CVE-2022-42010 CVE-2022-43995 CVE-2019-2708 CVE-2018-18586 CVE-2022-39260 CVE-2022-39253 CVE-2022-3821 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-416 CWE-345 CWE-347 CWE-401 CWE-20 CWE-617 CWE-787 CWE-276 CWE-22 CWE-122 CWE-193 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #14 is available. |
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Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Dell |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 15 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU67970
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42011
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error caused by an invalid array of fixed-length elements where the length of the array is not a multiple of the length of the element. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read and gain access to sensitive information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU68718
Risk: Medium
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-2022-43680
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by overeager destruction of a shared DTD in XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate. A remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Insufficient verification of data authenticity
EUVDB-ID: #VU54477
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20271
CWE-ID:
CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in RPM's signature check functionality when reading package files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted package with a modified signature header, trick the victim into installing and compromise the affected system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU54478
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20266
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the hdrblobInit() function in lib/header.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
EUVDB-ID: #VU54479
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3421
CWE-ID:
CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient signature validation in the read functionality n the RPM package. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a seemingly verifiable package and cause RPM database corruption.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU67943
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2929
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the fqdn_universe_decode() function when processing DHCP packets with DNS labels. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DHCP packets to the affected server, trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
7) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU67944
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2928
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error related to the way processing lease queries are processed by the DHCP server. With a DHCP server configured with "allow leasequery;" a remote attacker can send lease queries for the same lease multiple times, leading to the "add_option()" function being repeatedly called. This can cause an option's "refcount" field to overflow and the server to abort.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
8) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU67971
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42012
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
9) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU67969
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42010
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in debug builds caused by a syntactically invalid type signature with incorrectly nested parentheses and curly brackets. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
10) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU68973
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43995
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within plugins/sudoers/auth/passwd.c when Sudo is configured to use the crypt() password backend (e.g. when passwd authentication is enabled). A local user with access to Sudo can enter a password of 8 characters or fewer to trigger a heap-based buffer over-read and gain access to sensitive information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
11) Incorrect default permissions
EUVDB-ID: #VU54338
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2708
CWE-ID:
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to crash the service.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the application. A local user with access to the system can cause a denial of service attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
12) Path traversal
EUVDB-ID: #VU32031
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18586
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
** DISPUTED ** chmextract.c in the chmextract sample program, as distributed with libmspack before 0.8alpha, does not protect against absolute/relative pathnames in CHM files, leading to Directory Traversal. NOTE: the vendor disputes that this is a libmspack vulnerability, because chmextract.c was only intended as a source-code example, not a supported application.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
13) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU68518
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39260
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "git shell" command when handling untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to execute the affected command against a malicious repository, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
14) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU68517
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39253
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Git handles hardlinks when performing a local clone. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clocking a malicious repository and create or copy hardlinks to critical files on the system, which can result in sensitive information exposure.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
15) Off-by-one
EUVDB-ID: #VU69807
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3821
CWE-ID:
CWE-193 - Off-by-one Error
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the format_timespan() function in time-util.c. A local user can trigger an off-by-one error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDell EMC NetWorker vProxy: before 4.3.0-40
External linksQ & 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 application 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.
