Dell SupportAssist Client 3.8/3.9 Installer SOSInstallerTool.exe untrusted search path

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8.3$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell SupportAssist Client 3.8/3.9. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file SOSInstallerTool.exe of the component Installer. Such manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-36297. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell SupportAssist Client 3.8/3.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file SOSInstallerTool.exe of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2021 as dsa-2021-163. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-36297 since 07/08/2021. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/29/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

07/08/2021 🔍
09/29/2021 +83 days 🔍
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10/03/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2021-163
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183518

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2021 07:17
Updated: 10/03/2021 15:34
Changes: 09/29/2021 07:17 (49), 10/03/2021 15:28 (1), 10/03/2021 15:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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