CVE-2018-11053

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module for all supported Linux and XenServer versions v3.0.1, v3.0.2, v3.1.0, v3.2.0, when started, changes the default file permission of the hosts file of the host operating system (/etc/hosts) to world writable. A malicious low privileged operating system user or process could modify the host file and potentially redirect traffic from the intended destination to sites hosting malicious or unwanted content.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dell EMC	iDRAC Service Module	3.0.1; 3.0.2; 3.1.0; 3.2.0

References

http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln310281/ism-dell-emc-idrac-service-module-improper-file-permission-vulnerability?lang=enPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104567Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln310281/ism-dell-emc-idrac-service-module-improper-file-permission-vulnerability?lang=enPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104567Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 26, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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