Dell ControlVault3/ControlVault3 Plus cv_close release of reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cv_close. Such manipulation leads to release of reference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-25215. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell ControlVault3 and ControlVault3 Plus (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is the function cv_close. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-763. The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An arbitrary free vulnerability exists in the cv_close functionality of Dell ControlVault3 prior to 5.15.10.14 and Dell ControlVault3 Plus prior to 6.2.26.36. A specially crafted ControlVault API call can lead to an arbitrary free. An attacker can forge a fake session to trigger this vulnerability.

The weakness was shared by Philippe Laulheret as dsa-2025-053. The advisory is available at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-25215 since 02/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18306) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1726). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Dell Computer

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Release of reference
CWE: CWE-763 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2025 CVE reserved
06/14/2025 +127 days Advisory disclosed
06/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2025 +53 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-053
Researcher: Philippe Laulheret
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25215 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312554
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1726 - Dell Computer: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2025 13:21
Updated: 08/06/2025 18:19
Changes: 06/14/2025 13:21 (63), 06/14/2025 13:49 (1), 08/06/2025 18:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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