7.1
HIGH
CVE-2020-5357
Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities Arbitary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities for Dell Client Consumer and Commercial docking stations contain an Arbitrary File Overwrite vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to the Dell Dock Firmware Update Utilities during the time window while being executed by an administrator. During this time window, a locally authenticated low-privileged malicious user could exploit this vulnerability by tricking an administrator into overwriting arbitrary files via a symlink attack. The vulnerability does not affect the actual binary payload that the update utility delivers.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5357 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell cpg_bios
2 Dell dock_wd15_firmware
3 Dell dock_wd19_firmware
4 Dell thunderbolt_dock_tb16_firmware
5 Dell precision_dual_usb-c_thunderbolt_dock_-_tb18dc_firmware
6 Dell dock_wd15
7 Dell dock_wd19
8 Dell thunderbolt_dock_tb16
9 Dell precision_dual_usb-c_thunderbolt_dock_-_tb18dc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-5357.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321564 Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321564 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-5357 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-5357 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321564
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321564 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN321564 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-427
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:dock_wd15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:dock_wd15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:dock_wd19_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.14 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:dock_wd19:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:thunderbolt_dock_tb16_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:thunderbolt_dock_tb16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_dual_usb-c_thunderbolt_dock_-_tb18dc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_dual_usb-c_thunderbolt_dock_-_tb18dc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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