# CVE-2018-15776: iDRAC7, iDRAC8 - Improper Error Handling

> An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit improper error handling to access the u-boot shell, gaining control over the iDRAC firmware.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxf4-pj52-3wwr

## What is CVE-2018-15776?

CVE-2018-15776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC iDRAC, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC iDRAC7/iDRAC8 versions prior to 2.61.60.60 contain an improper error handling vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability to get access to the u-boot shell.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15776?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Idrac7 Firmware, Dell Idrac8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15776?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15776 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15776 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15776 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC iDRAC

- [CVE-2018-1244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1244/): iDRAC7/iDRAC8/iDrac9 contains a command injection vulnerability in the SNMP agent. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5685/): Command injection in iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5344/): Memory corruption in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2019-3764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3764/): Missing authorization in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2018-15774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15774/): iDRAC7/iDRAC8/iDRAC9 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15776 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC iDRAC, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15776 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC iDRAC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15776/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15776/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15776
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15776
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15776

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