CVE-2024-0170 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contains an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in its svc_cava utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, escaping the restricted shell and execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00304.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Unity

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 5.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Dell Subscribe	Unity Operating Environment Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-15969	Dell Unity, versions prior to 5.4, contains an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in its svc_cava utility. An authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, escaping the restricted shell and execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges.

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/000222010/dsa-2024-042-dell-unity-dell-unity-vsa-and-dell-unity-xt-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities

History

Tue, 06 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2024-02-12T18:08:36.793Z

Updated: 2025-05-06T21:06:21.091Z

Reserved: 2023-12-14T05:35:33.133Z

Link: CVE-2024-0170

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:41:16.173Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-12T19:15:10.800

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:45:59.863

Link: CVE-2024-0170

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

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