CVE-2021-21600 Denial of service in NetWorker
An authorized user can cause denial of service in Dell NetWorker via uncontrolled resource consumption in the API service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21600?
CVE-2021-21600 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell NetWorker, published on 10 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC NetWorker, 19.4 or older, contain an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw in its API service. An authorized API user could potentially exploit this vulnerability via the web and desktop user interfaces, leading to denial of service in the manageability path.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Networker.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-21600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell NetWorker
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxqh-pg23-r5vg.