PT-2018-13192 · Dell · Dell Encryption+2

Published 2018-10-11 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-15766

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.0.1 Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior to 2.0.1

Description The issue allows users to bypass existing password length policies, potentially creating insecure passwords. This occurs when the "Minimum Password Length" group policy object is overwritten and set to a value of 1 during the installation of the "Encryption Management Agent" or "EMAgent" application.

Recommendations For Dell Encryption versions prior to 10.0.1, update to version 10.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. For Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise versions prior to 2.0.1, update to version 2.0.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-521

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-15766

Affected Products

Dell Encryption

Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise

Encryption Management Agent

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15766 · Security Note
• https://dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln313561/dell-encryption-and-dell-endpoint-security-suite-enterprise-security-policy-overwrite-vulnerability?lang=en · Vendor Advisory