Dell Peripheral Manager < 1.7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2024-242)

high Nessus Plugin ID 205610

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Synopsis

A web server running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of the Dell Peripheral Manager running on the remote host is prior to 1.7.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities according to advisory DSA-2024-242.

- Dell Peripheral Manager, versions prior to 1.7.6, contain an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability through preloading malicious DLL or symbolic link exploitation, leading to arbitrary code execution and escalation of privilege.
(CVE-2024-37127, CVE-2024-37142, CVE-2024-32857)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Dell Peripheral Manager version 1.7.6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205610

File Name: dell_peripheral_manager_dsa-2024-242.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/15/2024

Updated: 8/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-37142

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dell:peripheral_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Dell Peripheral Manager

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-32857, CVE-2024-37127, CVE-2024-37142

IAVA: 2024-A-0483

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