CVE-2021-21529 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Dell System Update (DSU) versions 1.9 and earlier. A local, authenticated, low-privileged attacker can exploit this by running multiple instances of the application, leading to a system out-of-memory condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium) due to its local attack vector and high impact on availability, but it does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
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