Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain a stack-based overflow vulnerability. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to overwrite configuration information by injecting arbitrarily large payload.
Published 2021-04-30 21:15:09
Updated 2022-10-24 18:21:04
Source Dell
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2021-21540

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21540

0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-21540

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.5
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.0
4.9
NIST
8.1
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.2
NIST
5.9
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
1.6
4.2
Dell

CWE ids for CVE-2021-21540

  • A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
    Assigned by: security_alert@emc.com (Secondary)
  • The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-21540

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