5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-36284
Dell BIOS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Dell BIOS contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious administrator could exploit this vulnerability to bypass excessive admin password attempt mitigations in order to carry out a brute force attack.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36284 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 latitude_5310_2-in-1_firmware
3 Dell latitude_5320_firmware
4 Dell latitude_5400_firmware
5 Dell latitude_5411_firmware
6 Dell latitude_5500_firmware
7 Dell latitude_5511_firmware
8 Dell latitude_5520_firmware
9 Dell latitude_7212_rugged_extreme_tablet_firmware
10 Dell latitude_7280_firmware
11 Dell latitude_7480_firmware
12 Dell latitude_9410_firmware
13 Dell latitude_9510_firmware
14 Dell latitude_9520_firmware
15 Dell optiplex_3080_firmware
16 Dell precision_3640_tower_firmware
17 Dell latitude_7370_firmware
18 Dell latitude_7320_firmware
19 Dell latitude_7420_firmware
20 Dell optiplex_3280_aio_firmware
21 Dell optiplex_7480_aio_firmware
22 Dell precision_3551_ffirmware
23 Dell latitude_5310_2-in-1
24 Dell latitude_5320
25 Dell latitude_5400
26 Dell latitude_5411
27 Dell latitude_5500
28 Dell latitude_5511
29 Dell latitude_5520
30 Dell latitude_7212_rugged_extreme_tablet
31 Dell latitude_7280
32 Dell latitude_7320
33 Dell latitude_7420
34 Dell latitude_7480
35 Dell latitude_9410
36 Dell latitude_9520
37 Dell optiplex_3080
38 Dell precision_3551
39 Dell latitude_7370
40 Dell latitude_9510
41 Dell optiplex_3280_aio
42 Dell optiplex_7480_aio
43 Dell precision_3640_tower
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-2021-36284.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36284 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/kbdoc/000191495
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000191495 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5310_2-in-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5310_2-in-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5411_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5411:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_5511_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_5511:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7212_rugged_extreme_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7212_rugged_extreme_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7280_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7280:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7320_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7370_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7370:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7420_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_7480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_7480:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_9410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_9410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_9510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_9510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:latitude_9520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_9520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_3080_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.5.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_3080:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_3280_aio_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_3280_aio:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:optiplex_7480_aio_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_7480_aio:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3551_ffirmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_3551:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:precision_3640_tower_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_3640_tower:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-36284 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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