Dell Encryption up to 11.8.0 Installation symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Encryption, Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise and Security Management Server up to 11.8.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Installation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to symlink. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-39246. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dell Encryption, Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise and Security Management Server up to 11.8.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell Encryption, Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and Dell Security Management Server version prior to 11.8.1 contain an Insecure Operation on Windows Junction Vulnerability during installation. A local malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to create an arbitrary folder inside a restricted directory, leading to Privilege Escalation

The weakness was published 11/16/2023 as dsa-2023-271. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-39246 since 07/26/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Encryption/Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise/Security Management Server 11.8.1

Timelineinfo

07/26/2023 🔍
11/16/2023 +113 days 🔍
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12/12/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2023-271
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-39246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245620

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2023 10:22
Updated: 12/12/2023 16:17
Changes: 11/16/2023 10:22 (50), 12/12/2023 16:17 (12)
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