CVE-2018-11053 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module versions 3.0.1 through 3.2.0 on Linux and XenServer. The vulnerability causes the /etc/hosts file to become world-writable upon service startup, allowing a low-privileged attacker to modify it. This could lead to traffic redirection to malicious sites, impacting the integrity of the host system. While the CVSS score is 6.5, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_idrac_service_module:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_idrac_service_module:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_idrac_service_module:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_idrac_service_module:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
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