CVE-2018-15781 DSA-2019-022: Dell Wyse Password Encoder Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
An attacker can reverse engineer the system to discover a hard-coded private key and decrypt locally stored sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15781?
CVE-2018-15781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Wyse Password Encoder, published on 13 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Dell Wyse Password Encoder in ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01 contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system used in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder to discover the hard coded private key and decrypt locally stored cipher text.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15781?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Wyse Thinlinux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15781?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r477-c5ch-w7wr.