Dell EMC ViPR Controller up to 3.0.0.38 VRRP credentials management

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Dell EMC ViPR Controller up to 3.0.0.38. Impacted is an unknown function of the component VRRP. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1240. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Dell EMC ViPR Controller up to 3.0.0.38 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component VRRP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Dell EMC ViPR Controller, versions after 3.0.0.38, contain an information exposure vulnerability in the VRRP. VRRP defaults to an insecure configuration in Linux's keepalived component which sends the cluster password in plaintext through multicast. A malicious user, having access to the vCloud subnet where ViPR is deployed, could potentially sniff the password and use it to take over the cluster's virtual IP and cause a denial of service on that ViPR Controller system.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1240 since 12/06/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/28/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Dell EMC

Name

• ViPR Controller

Version

• 3.0.0.0
• 3.0.0.1
• 3.0.0.2
• 3.0.0.3
• 3.0.0.4
• 3.0.0.5
• 3.0.0.6
• 3.0.0.7
• 3.0.0.8
• 3.0.0.9
• 3.0.0.10
• 3.0.0.11
• 3.0.0.12
• 3.0.0.13
• 3.0.0.14
• 3.0.0.15
• 3.0.0.16
• 3.0.0.17
• 3.0.0.18
• 3.0.0.19
• 3.0.0.20
• 3.0.0.21
• 3.0.0.22
• 3.0.0.23
• 3.0.0.24
• 3.0.0.25
• 3.0.0.26
• 3.0.0.27
• 3.0.0.28
• 3.0.0.29
• 3.0.0.30
• 3.0.0.31
• 3.0.0.32
• 3.0.0.33
• 3.0.0.34
• 3.0.0.35
• 3.0.0.36
• 3.0.0.37
• 3.0.0.38

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dellemc.com/

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