CVE-2022-34431 Denial of service in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
A local attacker with WMS privileges can corrupt the guest user profile, causing the Dell Hybrid Client system to become inaccessible.
- 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-2022-34431?
CVE-2022-34431 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC), published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Hybrid Client below 1.8 version contains a guest user profile corruption vulnerability. A WMS privilege attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to DHC system not being accessible.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34431?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Hybrid Client.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34431 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-2022-34431 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34431 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
- CVE-2021-21535 Missing authorization in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
- CVE-2022-34432 Command injection in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
- CVE-2022-34430 Denial of service in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
- CVE-2022-34429 Path traversal in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
- CVE-2023-32476 Information disclosure in Dell Hybrid Client (DHC)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg7h-p6q8-r536.