VDB-172391 · CVE-2021-21529 · dsa-2021-059

Dell System Update up to 1.9 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Dell System Update up to 1.9. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-21529. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell System Update up to 1.9 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 04/04/2021 as dsa-2021-059. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21529. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

System Update

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2021 🔍
04/04/2021 +89 days 🔍
04/04/2021 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2021-059
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-21529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-172391

Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2021 09:22
Updated: 04/10/2021 07:05
Changes: 04/04/2021 09:22 (36), 04/10/2021 06:59 (2), 04/10/2021 07:05 (19)
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