CVE-2015-7272 Memory corruption in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via buffer overflow in Dell iDRAC using long SSH inputs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-7272?

CVE-2015-7272 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 6 before 2.80 and 7/8 before 2.21.21.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long SSH username or input.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-7272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jm8v-c788-h74m.

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