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Article Number: 000185470

DSA-2021-081 Dell NetWorker Security Update for a Clear-Text Vulnerability

Summary: Dell NetWorker remediation is available for Clear-Text Vulnerability for NAS devices that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Article Content

Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVE(s) Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21546 Dell NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the NetWorker server may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files. 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Proprietary Code CVE(s) Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21546 Dell NetWorker versions 18.x,19.x prior to 19.3.0.4 and 19.4.0.0 contain an Information Disclosure in Log Files vulnerability. A local low-privileged user of the NetWorker server may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read plain-text credentials from server log files. 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Affected Products and Remediation

CVE(s) Addressed  Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) Link to Update
CVE-2021-21546 Dell NetWorker Dell NetWorker versions 18.x and 19.x prior to 19.3.0.4  Dell NetWorker 19.3.0.4 and later Link to update: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/product-support/product/networker/drivers

Reference document: https://dl.dell.com/content/docu99180
Dell NetWorker version 19.4.0.0 Dell NetWorker 19.4.0.1 and later
CVE(s) Addressed  Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) Link to Update
CVE-2021-21546 Dell NetWorker Dell NetWorker versions 18.x and 19.x prior to 19.3.0.4  Dell NetWorker 19.3.0.4 and later Link to update: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/product-support/product/networker/drivers

Reference document: https://dl.dell.com/content/docu99180
Dell NetWorker version 19.4.0.0 Dell NetWorker 19.4.0.1 and later

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-04-07Initial Release

Related Information

Dell Security Advisories and Notices
Dell Vulnerability Response Policy
CVSS Scoring Guide

Legal Information

Article Properties

Affected Product

NetWorker, Product Security Information

Last Published Date

17 Nov 2021

Article Type

Dell Security Advisory

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