Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.7.0.2 risky encryption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.3.0.0/9.4.0.17/9.5.0.7/9.7.0.1/9.7.0.2. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes risky encryption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-25968. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell PowerScale OneFS up to 9.3.0.0/9.4.0.17/9.5.0.7/9.7.0.1/9.7.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerScale OneFS versions 8.2.x through 9.7.0.2 contains a use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-25968 since 02/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• PowerScale OneFS

Version

• 9.3.0
• 9.4.0.0
• 9.4.0.1
• 9.4.0.2
• 9.4.0.3
• 9.4.0.4
• 9.4.0.5
• 9.4.0.6
• 9.4.0.7
• 9.4.0.8
• 9.4.0.9
• 9.4.0.10
• 9.4.0.11
• 9.4.0.12
• 9.4.0.13
• 9.4.0.14
• 9.4.0.15
• 9.4.0.16
• 9.4.0.17
• 9.5.0.0
• 9.5.0.1
• 9.5.0.2
• 9.5.0.3
• 9.5.0.4
• 9.5.0.5
• 9.5.0.6
• 9.5.0.7
• 9.7.0.0
• 9.7.0.1
• 9.7.0.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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