Improper input validation in Dell products - CVE-2017-8012
Published: September 22, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8571
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8012
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw. A remote attacker can with knowledge of JMX agent user credentials can leverage inherent JMX protocol capabilities to create arbitrary files and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw. A remote attacker can with knowledge of JMX agent user credentials can leverage inherent JMX protocol capabilities to create arbitrary files and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Affected software
Storage M&R
VNX M&R
EMC ViPR SRM
VNX M&R
EMC ViPR SRM
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8012
Update the software to version 4.1.