CVE-2020-29490

Description

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contain a Denial of Service vulnerability on NAS Servers with NFS exports. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and cause Denial of Service (Storage Processor Panic) by sending specially crafted UDP requests.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory dell.com
Affected: Dell Unity
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000181248 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-29490?
CVE-2020-29490 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-29490?
To fix CVE-2020-29490, 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-2020-29490 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-29490 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-29490?
CVE-2020-29490 affects Dell Unity.
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