CVE-2021-36301 Memory corruption in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
An authenticated remote attacker can exploit a stack buffer overflow in Racadm to execute arbitrary code and gain operating system access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36301?
CVE-2021-36301 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 23 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell iDRAC 9 prior to version 4.40.40.00 and iDRAC 8 prior to 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36301?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Emc Idrac8 Firmware, Dell Emc Idrac9 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36301 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-2021-36301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r9q-4cwx-mg9v.