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CVE-2021-36301

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available
emc idrac8 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 2.80.80.80Fixed in:2.80.80.80CVE-2021-36301derived from NVD
emc idrac9 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 4.40.40.00Fixed in:4.40.40.00CVE-2021-36301derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

27.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2021-20038Critical9.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2009-0927High8.897%KEVFix
CVE-2020-10924High8.887%--
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.