CVE-2021-21529
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21529
- Assigner
- security_alert@emc.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-04-02T22:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-04-08T20:28:40
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.9 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000184608/dsa-2021-059-dell-emc-system-update-dsu-security-update-for-denial-of-service-vulnerability | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21529 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21529 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:16:38 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 01:05:38 | secure@dell.com | security_alert@emc.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-06 01:05:38 | 2021-04-02T22:15Z | 2021-04-02T22:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 01:05:38 | 2021-04-08T20:28:40 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 01:05:38 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |