Dell iDRAC Service Module up to 5.3.0.0 out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dell iDRAC Service Module up to 5.3.0.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38489. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell iDRAC Service Module up to 5.3.0.0 (Operating System Utility Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell iDRAC Service Module version 5.3.0.0 and prior contains Out of bound write Vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could execute arbitrary code potentially resulting in a denial of service (partial) event.

It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38489 since 06/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. 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 08/01/2024).

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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• Operating System Utility Software

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• Dell

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• iDRAC Service Module

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• 5.3.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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