CVE-2018-15772

Dell EMC RecoverPoint Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability

Description

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2.1 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.2.0.2 contain an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. A malicious boxmgmt user may potentially be able to consume large amount of CPU bandwidth to make the system slow or to determine the existence of any system file via Boxmgmt CLI.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint
Affected: Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042059 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105916 third party advisory vdb entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/34 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15772?
CVE-2018-15772 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15772?
To fix CVE-2018-15772, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-15772 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-15772 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-15772?
CVE-2018-15772 affects Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint, Dell EMC Dell EMC RecoverPoint Virtual Machine (VM).
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