PT-2024-5619 · Dell · Dell Peripheral Manager

Published 2024-06-03 · Updated 2024-08-12 · CVE-2024-37142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell Peripheral Manager versions prior to 1.7.6

Description The issue is related to 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.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.6, update to version 1.7.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the symbolic link handler to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-06315

CVE-2024-37142

Affected Products

Dell Peripheral Manager

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37142 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000225474/dsa-2024-242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-06315 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/oktsec/status/1823000038345150836 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88025 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.273242 · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2125 · Telegram Post