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DSA-2021-177: Dell EMC iDRAC Security Update for Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell EMC iDRAC remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

This article applies to This article does not apply to This article is not tied to any specific product. Not all product versions are identified in this article.

Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-36299 Dell iDRAC9 versions 4.40.00.00 and later but before 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 contain an SQL injection vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause information disclosure or denial of service by supplying specially crafted input data to the affected application. 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L 
CVE-2021-36300 iDRAC9 versions before 5.00.00.00 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted malicious request to make the webserver unresponsive or cause information disclosure.
 
6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVE-2021-36301 Dell iDRAC9 before version 4.40.40.00 and iDRAC8 before 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. 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
 
Third-party Component CVEs More information
ZeroMQ CVE-2021-20235 See NVD (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20235) for individual scores for each CVE.
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-36299 Dell iDRAC9 versions 4.40.00.00 and later but before 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 contain an SQL injection vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause information disclosure or denial of service by supplying specially crafted input data to the affected application. 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L 
CVE-2021-36300 iDRAC9 versions before 5.00.00.00 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted malicious request to make the webserver unresponsive or cause information disclosure.
 
6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVE-2021-36301 Dell iDRAC9 before version 4.40.40.00 and iDRAC8 before 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. 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
 
Third-party Component CVEs More information
ZeroMQ CVE-2021-20235 See NVD (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20235) for individual scores for each CVE.
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

CVEs Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-36299 Dell EMC iDRAC9 Versions 4.40.00.00 and later, but before 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 4.40.29.00
5.00.00.00
CVE-2021-36300 Dell EMC iDRAC9
 
Versions before 5.00.00.00  5.00.00.00  5.00.00.00
CVE-2021-20235 Dell EMC iDRAC9 Group Manager feature over the IPv6 linklocal interface
 
Versions before 5.00.10.00 5.00.10.00 5.10.10.00

Note: Version 5.00.10.00 has been demoted.

If version 5.00.10.00 was not applied before demotion, see Workarounds and Mitigations section. 

 
CVE-2021-36301
Dell EMC iDRAC8 and Dell EMC iDRAC9
Versions before 2.80.80.80 and 4.40.40.00 2.80.80.80 and 4.40.40.00 2.80.80.80
4.40.40.00
CVEs Addressed Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-36299 Dell EMC iDRAC9 Versions 4.40.00.00 and later, but before 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 4.40.29.00 and 5.00.00.00 4.40.29.00
5.00.00.00
CVE-2021-36300 Dell EMC iDRAC9
 
Versions before 5.00.00.00  5.00.00.00  5.00.00.00
CVE-2021-20235 Dell EMC iDRAC9 Group Manager feature over the IPv6 linklocal interface
 
Versions before 5.00.10.00 5.00.10.00 5.10.10.00

Note: Version 5.00.10.00 has been demoted.

If version 5.00.10.00 was not applied before demotion, see Workarounds and Mitigations section. 

 
CVE-2021-36301
Dell EMC iDRAC8 and Dell EMC iDRAC9
Versions before 2.80.80.80 and 4.40.40.00 2.80.80.80 and 4.40.40.00 2.80.80.80
4.40.40.00

Workarounds & Mitigations

CVE-2021-20235 is mitigated in Dell EMC iDRAC9 when the Group Manager Feature is disabled. For Group Manager configuration steps, see the iDRAC9 Security Configuration Guide.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-09-09Initial Release
2.02021-10-01Update to Affected Products and Remediation section and 
Workarounds and Mitigations section 
2.12022-05-26Updated Affected Products and Remediation section
2.22023-05-01Reformatted for improved presentation without any changes to content.

Related Information

Affected Products

iDRAC8, iDRAC9, iDRAC9 - 3.0x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.1x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.2x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.3x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.4x Series, iDRAC9 - 4.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 5.xx Series, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000191229
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 01 May 2023
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