CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-5685

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published: Nov 29, 2016 | Modified: Dec 01, 2016
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 devices with firmware before 2.40.40.40 allow authenticated users to gain Bash shell access through a string injection.

Weakness

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Idrac7_firmware Dell * 2.30.30.30 (including)
Idrac8_firmware Dell * 2.30.30.30 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References