CVE-2021-36297
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
SupportAssist Client version 3.8 and 3.9 contains an Untrusted search path vulnerability that allows attackers to load an arbitrary .dll file via .dll planting/hijacking, only by a separate administrative action that is not a default part of the SOSInstallerTool.exe installation for executing arbitrary dll's,
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-36297
- Assigner
- security_alert@emc.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-09-28T20:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-10-07T12:56:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:supportassist_for_home_pcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.9.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000191057/dsa-2021-163-dell-supportassist-client-consumer-security-update-for-two-vulnerabilities | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36297 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36297 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:52:14 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 11:27:45 | secure@dell.com | security_alert@emc.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 11:27:45 | 2021-09-28T20:15Z | 2021-09-28T20:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 11:27:45 | 2021-10-07T12:56:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 11:27:45 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |