Cryptographic issues in EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - CVE-2019-3736
Published: September 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21443
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3736
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to weak cryptography in the ACM component. A remote authenticated attacker with root privileges can use a support tool to decrypt encrypted passwords stored locally on the system and use it to access other components using the privileges of the compromised user.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3736
Install updates from vendor's website.