VDB-183712 · CVE-2021-36309 · DSA-2021-190

Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 3.3.0 TACACS/Radius credentials storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 3.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TACACS/Radius. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials storage. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-36309. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell Enterprise SONiC OS up to 3.3.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component TACACS/Radius. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-256. Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/2021 as DSA-2021-190. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-36309 since 07/08/2021. 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 10/02/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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

Enterprise SONiC OS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials storage
CWE: CWE-256 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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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

07/08/2021 🔍
10/02/2021 +86 days 🔍
10/02/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/08/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: DSA-2021-190
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36309 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36309
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2021 08:12
Updated: 10/08/2021 11:04
Changes: 10/02/2021 08:12 (48), 10/08/2021 11:04 (1)
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