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CVE-2021-36301 (GCVE-0-2021-36301)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-23 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:56
VLAI
Summary
Dell iDRAC 9 prior to version 4.40.40.00 and iDRAC 8 prior to version 2.80.80.80 contain a Stack Buffer Overflow in Racadm. An authenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to control process execution and gain access to the underlying operating system.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.emc.com/kb/000191229 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Affected: unspecified , < 4.40.40.00 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-09-09 00:00
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