# CVE-2021-36346: Denial of service in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can deny access to the Dell iDRAC webserver, disrupting remote management capabilities.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8288-g25h-9cfr

## What is CVE-2021-36346?

CVE-2021-36346 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 25 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell iDRAC 8 prior to version 2.82.82.82 contain a denial of service vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to deny access to the iDRAC webserver.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36346?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36346?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

- [CVE-2021-36347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36347/): Memory corruption in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2022-24423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24423/): Denial of service in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36346 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36346 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), published on 25 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (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-2021-36346/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36346/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36346
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36346
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36346

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36346/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.