Dell Encryption/Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Group Policy 7pk security

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6.4$5k-$25k0.78

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Dell Encryption and Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Group Policy Handler. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-15766. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Encryption and Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Group Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

On install, Dell Encryption versions prior 10.0.1 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior 2.0.1 will overwrite and manually set the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object to a value of 1 on that device. This allows for users to bypass any existing policy for password length and potentially create insecure password on their device. This value is defined during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application. There are no other known values modified.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15766 since 08/23/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/01/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/23/2018 🔍
10/09/2018 +47 days 🔍
10/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
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10/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/01/2020 +537 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-15766 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125252

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2018 07:19
Updated: 04/01/2020 20:34
Changes: 10/12/2018 07:19 (56), 04/01/2020 20:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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