CVE-2021-36301

Emc Idrac8 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS

5.9

EPSS

27.7%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Dell iDRAC 9 prior to version 4.40.40.00 and iDRAC 8 prior to version 2.80.80.80 contain a Stack Buffer Overflow in Racadm. An authenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to control process execution and gain access to the underlying operating system.

Affected vendor

Dell

Affected product

Emc Idrac8 Firmware

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Published

2021-11-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 27.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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