Dell Inventory Collector Client up to 12.6.x symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Dell Inventory Collector Client up to 12.6.x. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-47480. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Inventory Collector Client up to 12.6.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell Inventory Collector Client, versions prior to 12.7.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access vulnerability. A low-privilege attacker with local access may exploit this vulnerability, potentially resulting in Elevation of Privileges and unauthorized file system access.

The weakness was presented by Mdanilor as dsa-2024-475. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-47480 since 09/25/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 12/18/2024).

Upgrading to version 12.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Inventory Collector Client 12.7.0

Timelineinfo

09/25/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-475
Researcher: Mdanilor
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-47480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-47480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288818

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2024 07:29
Changes: 12/18/2024 07:29 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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