Dell Common Event Enabler up to 8.9.10.0 CAVATools deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Dell Common Event Enabler up to 8.9.10.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CAVATools. The manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-28964. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Common Event Enabler up to 8.9.10.0. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component CAVATools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell Common Event Enabler, version 8.9.10.0 and prior, contain an insecure deserialization vulnerability in CAVATools. A local unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged in user. Exploitation of this issue requires a victim to open a malicious file.

The weakness was published by Jakub Brzozowski as dsa-2024-179. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-28964 since 03/13/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/17/2024).

Upgrading to version 8.9.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Common Event Enabler 8.9.10.0

Timelineinfo

03/13/2024 🔍
06/12/2024 +90 days 🔍
06/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2025 +285 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-179
Researcher: Jakub Brzozowski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268170

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2024 17:26
Updated: 03/24/2025 01:45
Changes: 06/12/2024 17:26 (65), 08/17/2024 08:50 (13), 03/24/2025 01:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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