MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2014-8272

Idrac6 Modular vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
21.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The IPMI 1.5 functionality in Dell iDRAC6 modular before 3.65, iDRAC6 monolithic before 1.98, and iDRAC7 before 1.57.57 does not properly select session ID values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a brute-force attack.
Affected vendor
Dell
Affected product
Idrac6 Modular
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2014-12-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 21.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Dell Idrac6 Modular is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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