Resource exhaustion in Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers - CVE-2021-0008
Published: August 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55809
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0008
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local administrator can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0008
Install updates from vendor's website.
Ethernet Adapters 800 Series Controllers - update to 1.5.3.0
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.300
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.300