CVE-2018-15766
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
On install, Dell Encryption versions prior 10.0.1 and Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior 2.0.1 will overwrite and manually set the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object to a value of 1 on that device. This allows for users to bypass any existing policy for password length and potentially create insecure password on their device. This value is defined during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application. There are no other known values modified.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-15766
- Assigner
- security_alert@emc.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-10-11T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-24T17:37:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:endpoint_security_suite_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.0.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15766 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15766 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:30:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 13:12:52 | secure@dell.com | security_alert@emc.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 13:12:52 | 2018-10-11T19:29Z | 2018-10-11T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 13:12:52 | 2020-08-24T17:37:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 13:12:52 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |