CVE-2021-21529 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dell	System Update

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8801	Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184608/dsa-2021-059-dell-emc-system-update-dsu-security-update-for-denial-of-service-vulnerability

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2021-04-02T21:20:13.974403Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:00:36.170Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-21529

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-02T22:15:13.240

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:48:31.900

Link: CVE-2021-21529

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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